Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tony SMITH, a.k.a. Rapp Ware, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-09-10
Citations: 291 F. App'x 1002
Docket Number: No. 08-10623
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tony SMITH, a.k.a. Rapp Ware, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 291
Pages: 1002–1003

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tony SMITH, a.k.a. Rapp Ware, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-10623
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Sept. 10, 2008.
Amy Lee Copeland, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Savannah, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Laura Wheaton, Statesboro, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before ANDERSON, BIRCH and DUBINA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Laura Wheaton, appointed counsel for Tony Smith 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 is GRANTED, and Smith's conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.