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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 12-11582
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:11-cr-00111-CG-M-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JOHN ROY BLANKS, JR.,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Alabama
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(December 7, 2012)
Before MARTIN, JORDAN, and FAY, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Richard E. Shields, appointed counsel for John Roy Blanks, Jr. in this direct
criminal appeal, has filed both a motion to withdraw from further representation of
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Mr. Blanks and a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Mr.
Blanks has not objected to the Anders brief filed by Mr. Shields, and our independent
review of the entire record reveals that Mr. Shields’ assessment of the relative merit
of Mr. Blanks’ appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire
record reveals no arguable issues of merit, Mr. Shields’ motion to withdraw is
GRANTED, and Mr. Blanks’ conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.
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