USA v. Joseph Johns

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Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Joseph Anthony Johns. Decision: Affirmed. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. Motion to withdraw as counsel filed by Stephen John Langs is GRANTED. [7819211-2]. The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions.

Case: 16-11463

Date Filed: 12/28/2016

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[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 16-11463
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 6:15-cr-00043-JA-DAB-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JOSEPH ANTHONY JOHNS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Florida
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(December 28, 2016)
Before HULL, WILSON and BLACK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Stephen J. Langs, appointed counsel for Joseph Johns in this direct criminal
appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and

Case: 16-11463

Date Filed: 12/28/2016

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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 Johns’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.

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