USA v. James Buteau

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 12-12941
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 9:11-cr-80130-DTKH-12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JAMES BUTEAU,
a.k.a. Slaya,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(January 24, 2013)
Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, MARTIN and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
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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.
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