USA v. John Roy Blanks, Jr., No. 12-11582 (11th Cir. 2012)

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Case: 12-11582 Date Filed: 12/07/2012 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 12-11582 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:11-cr-00111-CG-M-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOHN ROY BLANKS, JR., Defendant-Appellant. ___________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama ____________________________ (December 7, 2012) Before MARTIN, JORDAN, and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Richard E. Shields, appointed counsel for John Roy Blanks, Jr. in this direct criminal appeal, has filed both a motion to withdraw from further representation of Case: 12-11582 Date Filed: 12/07/2012 Page: 2 of 2 Mr. Blanks and a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Mr. Blanks has not objected to the Anders brief filed by Mr. Shields, and our independent review of the entire record reveals that Mr. Shields assessment of the relative merit of Mr. Blanks appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, Mr. Shields motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Mr. Blanks conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2

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