Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Aersio ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-04-06
Citations: 371 F. App'x 991
Docket Number: No. 09-12008
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Aersio ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before CARNES, BARRETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 371
Pages: 991–991

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Aersio ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-12008
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
April 6, 2010.
Jose Aersio Alvarez, Eden, TX, pro se.
Susan Hollis Rothstein-Youakim, U.S. Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Before CARNES, BARRETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Ellis Rexwood Curry IV, appointed counsel for Jose Aersio Alvarez, in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant because, in his opinion, the appeal is without merit. Counsel has 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 because we already have upheld Alvarez's conviction and sentence, the law of the case doctrine applies to preclude the existence of any issues of arguable merit on appeal. Accordingly, counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Alvarez's appeal is DISMISSED.