Case: 16-11463 Date Filed: 12/28/2016 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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No. 16-11463

Non-Argument Calendar

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D.C. Docket No. 6:15-cr-00043-JA-DAB-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus JOSEPH ANTHONY JOHNS,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Florida

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(December 28, 2016) Before HULL, WILSON and BLACK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Stephen J. Langs, appointed counsel for Joseph Johns in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and

Case: 16-11463 Date Filed: 12/28/2016 Page: 2 of 2 filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (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 Johns’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.

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