USCA11 Case: 24-10977 Document: 24-1 Date Filed: 01/08/2025 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 24-10977 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus BRANDON PAYNE, a.k.a. Red, a.k.a. Nephew,

Defendant-Appellant.

____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia USCA11 Case: 24-10977 Document: 24-1 Date Filed: 01/08/2025 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 24-10977 D.C. Docket No. 3:21-cr-00039-TES-CHW-5 ____________________ Before NEWSOM, GRANT, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Markus Boenig, appointed counsel for Brandon Payne in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further repre- sentation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. Cal- ifornia, 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 Payne’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.