USA v. Anthony Morais

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Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Anthony Morais. Decision: Affirmed. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. Motion to withdraw as counsel filed by Thomas A. Burns is GRANTED. [8142937-2]. (See 09/13/2017 opinion)(WHP/JEC/JP) The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions.

Case: 17-11101

Date Filed: 09/13/2017

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[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 17-11101
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 8:15-cr-00409-VMC-JSS-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
ANTHONY MORAIS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Florida
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(September 13, 2017)
Before WILLIAM PRYOR, JULIE CARNES and JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Thomas A. Burns, appointed appellate counsel for Anthony Morais in this
direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the

Case: 17-11101

Date Filed: 09/13/2017

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appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 778 (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 Morais’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.

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