United States v. Thomas Allen Benton

[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
FILED
________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
May 5, 2005
No. 04-15443
THOMAS K. KAHN
Non-Argument Calendar CLERK
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D. C. Docket No. 03-00071-CR-4-SPM-AK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
THOMAS ALLEN BENTON,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Florida
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(May 5, 2005)
Before ANDERSON, BLACK and BARKETT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Randolph P. Murrell, appointed counsel for Thomas Allen Benton 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 Benton’s conviction and
sentence are AFFIRMED.
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