USA v. Lonzine Adams

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Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Lonzine Adams. Decision: Affirmed. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. Motion for appointment of counsel filed by Appellant Lonzine Adams is DENIED. [8400752-2]; Motion to withdraw as counsel filed by Thomas A. Burns is GRANTED. [8316703-2]. (See 04/10/2018 opinion)(GBT/KCN/FMH) The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions.

Case: 17-11686

Date Filed: 04/10/2018

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[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 17-11686
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 8:14−cr−00102−MSS−AAS−1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
LONZINE ADAMS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Florida
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(April 10, 2018)
Before TJOFLAT, NEWSOM and HULL, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Thomas Burns, appointed counsel for Lonzine Adams in this direct criminal
appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and

Case: 17-11686

Date Filed: 04/10/2018

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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 Adams’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.
Accordingly, we DENY Adams’s motion for the appointment of new counsel as
moot.

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