Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ober Merino CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-04-16
Citations: 563 F. App'x 672
Docket Number: No. 13-11254
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ober Merino CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before TJOFLAT, PRYOR and JORDAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 563
Pages: 672–673

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ober Merino CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-11254
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
April 16, 2014.
Kathleen Mary Salyer, Elisa Castrolugo, Wifredo A. Ferrer, Karen E. Moore, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Thomas John Butler, Thomas Butler, Esq., Miami Beach, FL, Ober Merino Cruz, D. Ray James CF-Inmate Legal Mail, Folkston, GA, for Defendanb-Appel-lant.
Before TJOFLAT, PRYOR and JORDAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Thomas John Butler, appointed counsel for Ober Merino Cruz 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 Cruz's convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.