Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gladys RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-12-03
Citations: 499 F. App'x 919
Docket Number: No. 12-12703
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gladys RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before MARCUS, JORDAN, and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 499
Pages: 919–919

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gladys RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-12703
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Dec. 3, 2012.
Peggy Morris Ronca, Lakesia R. Mosley, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Orlando, FL, Robert E. O’Neill, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Charles E. Taylor, Jr., Law Office Of Charles E. Taylor, Jr., Orlando, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Gladys Rivera, Coleman, FL, pro se.
Before MARCUS, JORDAN, and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Charles E. Taylor, appointed counsel for Gladys Rivera in this direct criminal appeal, has filed both a motion to withdraw from further representation of Ms. Rivera and a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Ms. Rivera has not objected to the Anders brief filed by Mr. Taylor, and our independent review of the entire record reveals that Mr. Taylor's assessment of the relative merit of Ms. Rivera's appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, Mr. Taylor's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Ms. Rivera's conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.