UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alejandro J. GONZALEZ, a.k.a. Alex Gonzalez, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 09-15229 Non-Argument Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
August 16, 2010.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

Anne R. Schultz, Kathleen M. Salyer, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alejandro J. Gonzalez, Manchester, KY, pro se.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 09-60082-CR-WJZ.

Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and HILL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Richard L. Rosenbaum, appointed counsel for Alejandro Gonzalez 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

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Gonzalez’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.