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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-15576 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Non-Argument Calendar AUGUST 17, 2011 ________________________ JOHN LEY CLERK D.C. Docket No. 1:05-cr-00196-WS-B-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

ERIC LAMONT JOHNSON, a.k.a. William Ayala, a.k.a. Hafeez Malik Hakeem, a.k.a. Johnny Tomas, a.k.a. Chico Moniker,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama ________________________

(August 17, 2011)

Before BARKETT, MARTIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Robert Ratliff, appointed counsel for Eric Johnson in this direct criminal

appeal, 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 Johnson’s conviction and sentence are

AFFIRMED.

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