Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yakubu HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-12-12
Citations: 209 F. App'x 945
Docket Number: No. 06-12962
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yakubu HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BIRCH, BLACK and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 209
Pages: 945–945

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yakubu HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-12962
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Dec. 12, 2006.
Richard H. Loftin, Mobile, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Kristen Gartman Rogers, Federal Public Defender, Carlos Alfredo Williams, Frederick W. Tiemann, K. Lyn Hillman, Federal Defender’s Office, Mobile, AL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BIRCH, BLACK and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Kristen Gartman Rogers, appointed counsel for Yakubu Howard 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 Howard's conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.