USCA11 Case: 21-11948 Date Filed: 03/08/2022 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21-11948 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus PHILLIP JOHNSON, a.k.a Gunplay,

Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia D.C. Docket No. 5:17-cr-00012-LGW-BWC-9 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 21-11948 Date Filed: 03/08/2022 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 21-11948 Before WILSON, JORDAN and NEWSOM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: James Wrixam McIlvaine, appointed counsel for Phillip Johnson in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Our independent review of the record reveals that counsel’s assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Johnson’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.