Case: 17-14742 Date Filed: 03/22/2019 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

________________________

No. 17-14742

Non-Argument Calendar

________________________

D.C. Docket No. 1:17-cr-00007-LJA-TQL-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus SCOTT GWALTNEY,

Defendant-Appellant.

________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Georgia

________________________

(March 22, 2019) Before MARTIN, JILL PRYOR and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Alfreda L. Sheppard, appointed counsel for Scott Gwaltney in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the

Case: 17-14742 Date Filed: 03/22/2019 Page: 2 of 2 appellant and 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 Gwaltney’s conviction and sentence is AFFIRMED.

2