U.S. v. AYALA-CASTANEDA, 433 Fed.Appx. 713 (11th Cir. 2011)
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PorfirioAYALA-CASTANEDA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 10-10260 Non-Argument Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
July 1, 2011.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]
John Andrew Horn, Jane Wilcox Swift, U.S. Attorney's Office, Sally Yates, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jay Lester Strongwater, Law Office of Jay L. Strongwater, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 1:09-cr-00064-ODE-ECS-1.
Before CARNES, BARRETT and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Jay L. Strongwater, appointed counsel for Porfirio Ayala-Castaneda 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. 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 isGRANTED, andPage 714
Ayala-Castaneda's conviction and sentence areAFFIRMED.