United States v. Charles Arthur Thomas

Case: 11-15289 Date Filed: 09/06/2012 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 11-15289 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:11-cr-00071-WS-M-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CHARLES ARTHUR THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama ________________________ (September 6, 2012) Before HULL, MARTIN and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Case: 11-15289 Date Filed: 09/06/2012 Page: 2 of 2 Elsie Mae Miller, counsel for Charles Arthur Thomas in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record reveals that counsel’s assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Thomas’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2