USCA11 Case: 22-10414 Date Filed: 08/25/2022 Page: 1 of 3

[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 22-10414 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JAMES D. SPENCE, JR.,

Defendant-Appellant. ____________________

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket Nos. 3:98-cr-00144-MMH-LLL-1, 1:11-cr-00087-MMH-MCR-1 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 22-10414 Date Filed: 08/25/2022 Page: 2 of 3

2 Opinion of the Court 22-10414

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No. 22-10415 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JAMES D. SPENCE, JR.,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket Nos. 3:11-cr-00087-MMH-MCR-1, 3:98-cr-00144-MMH-LLL-1 ____________________

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, Chief Judge, ROSENBAUM, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges. USCA11 Case: 22-10414 Date Filed: 08/25/2022 Page: 3 of 3

22-10414 Opinion of the Court 3

PER CURIAM: Adam Labonte, appointed counsel for James Spence in this consolidated appeal from the denial of his motions for compassion- ate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), 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 entire record reveals that counsel’s as- sessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. 1 Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issue of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the denial of Spence’s motions are AFFIRMED.

1 We decline counsel’s invitation to adopt the position of other Circuit Courts of Appeals regarding the applicability of Anders to the denial of mo- tions for compassionate release.