Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Allen BENTON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-05-05
Citations: 131 F. App'x 190
Docket Number: No. 04-15443
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Allen BENTON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before ANDERSON, BLACK and BARKETT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 131
Pages: 190–191

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Allen BENTON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-15443
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
May 5, 2005.
Robert O. Davis, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Chet Kaufman, Randolph P. Murrell, William Rourk Clark, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant Appellant.
Before ANDERSON, BLACK and BARKETT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Randolph P. Murrell, appointed counsel for Thomas Allen Benton 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 re veals no arguable issues of merit, counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Benton's conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.