USA v. Royce Johnson

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Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Royce Thermon Johnson. Decision: Affirmed. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. Motion to withdraw as counsel filed by Appellant Royce Thermon Johnson is GRANTED. [8169891-2]. See 11/17/2017 opinioni)(CRW/AJ/JEC) The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions.--[Edited 11/17/2017 by DC]

Case: 16-16300

Date Filed: 11/17/2017

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[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 16-16300
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 2:15-cr-00283-LSC-HGD-9

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
ROYCE THERMON JOHNSON,
a.k.a. Tossie,
a.k.a. Scoe,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Alabama
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(November 17, 2017)
Before WILSON, JORDAN and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Victor Kelley, appointed counsel for Royce Johnson in this appeal, has
moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and has filed a

Case: 16-16300

Date Filed: 11/17/2017

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brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Our independent
review of the 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 convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.

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