IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT AUGUST 19, 2005 NO. 04-14188 THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK D.C. Docket No. 04-00023-CR-4-RH-WCS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus DWAYNE MONTGOMERY, a.k.a. Dewayne Montgomery, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida _________________________ (August 19, 2005) Before: ANDERSON, BARKETT and WILSON, Circuit Judges

B Y T H E C O U R T: Chet Kaufman, appointed counsel for Dwayne Montgomery, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal supported by a brief prepared 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 Montgomery’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.