United States v. Ralph Johnson

Case: 16-15644 Date Filed: 04/27/2017 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 16-15644 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 4:15-cr-00038-CDL-MSH-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RALPH JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia ________________________ (April 27, 2017) Before HULL, WILSON and BLACK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: David L. Roberts, appointed counsel for Ralph Johnson in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the Case: 16-15644 Date Filed: 04/27/2017 Page: 2 of 2 appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (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 is AFFIRMED. 2