USA v. Porfirio Ayala-Castaneda

FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
JULY 1, 2011
JOHN LEY
CLERK
[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 10-10260
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:09-cr-00064-ODE-ECS-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
PORFIRIO AYALA-CASTANEDA,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia
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(July 1, 2011)
Before CARNES, BARKETT and MARCUS, Circuit Judges
PER CURIAM:
Jay L. Strongwater, appointed counsel for Porfirio Ayala-Castaneda 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.

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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 Ayala-Castaneda’s conviction
and sentence are AFFIRMED.
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