[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

No. 09-14374 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

JULY 26, 2010

Non-Argument Calendar

JOHN LEY

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CLERK

D. C. Docket No. 07-00018-CR-HL-5 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus TAVARES MIDDLEBROOKS, a.k.a. Snoop,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Georgia

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(July 26, 2010) Before EDMONDSON, MARTIN and HILL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

John R. Francisco, appointed counsel for Tavares Middlebrooks, has filed a motion to withdraw from further representation, 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 is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Middlebrooks’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.

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