Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James BUTEAU, a.k.a. Slaya, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-01-24
Citations: 504 F. App'x 857
Docket Number: No. 12-12941
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James BUTEAU, a.k.a. Slaya, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, MARTIN and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 504
Pages: 857–857

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James BUTEAU, a.k.a. Slaya, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-12941
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Jan. 24, 2013.
Karen Atkinson, Wifredo A. Ferrer, Anne Ruth Schultz, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL, John C. McMillan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, West Palm Beach, FL, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee.
Michael G. Smith, Attorney at Law, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, MARTIN and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
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.