USA v. Yakubu Howard

Filing 920061212

Opinion

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ U.S. No. 06-12962 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 05-00289-CR-CG UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus YAKUBU HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama _________________________ (December 12, 2006) Before BIRCH, BLACK and MARCUS, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM: Kristen Gartman Rogers, appointed counsel for Yakubu Howard 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.
FILED COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT December 12, 2006 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK

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 Howard's conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.

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