[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

No. 07-10716 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

November 21, 2008

Non-Argument Calendar

THOMAS K. KAHN

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CLERK

D. C. Docket No. 05-00016-CR-WLS-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus JAMES E. THORNTON,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Georgia

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(November 21, 2008) Before TJOFLAT, ANDERSON and PRYOR, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Rick D. Collum, appointed counsel for James E. Thornton in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation 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 confirms that there are no issues of arguable merit on appeal. Therefore, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Thornton’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.

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