USA v. Soto

FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
AUG 24, 2011
JOHN LEY
CLERK
[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 11-10258
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 2:09-cr-00153-CLS-PWG-2
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
LEONEL SOTO,
a.k.a. Ramadan,
a.k.a. Carols Ramirez Soto,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Alabama
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(August 24, 2011)
Before HULL, PRYOR and BLACK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Michael P. Hanle, appointed counsel for Leonel Soto in this direct criminal

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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 issue of merit,
counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Soto’s convictions and
sentences are AFFIRMED.
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