Case: 11-15203 Date Filed: 09/11/2012 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 11-15203 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 4:11-cr-00061-BAE-GRS-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus THOMAS JEROME JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia _________________________ (September 11, 2012) Before CARNES, WILSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM: Solomon Amusan, appointed counsel for Thomas Jerome Johnson 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. Case: 11-15203 Date Filed: 09/11/2012 Page: 2 of 2 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 Johnson’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2