USA v. James Buteau, No. 12-12941 (11th Cir. 2013)

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Case: 12-12941 Date Filed: 01/24/2013 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 12-12941 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 9:11-cr-80130-DTKH-12 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JAMES BUTEAU, a.k.a. Slaya, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ________________________ (January 24, 2013) Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, MARTIN and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Case: 12-12941 Date Filed: 01/24/2013 Page: 2 of 2 Michael Smith, appointed counsel for Appellant James Buteau in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of Buteau 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 merits 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 Buteau s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2

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