United States v. Maria Del Carmen Montes

USCA11 Case: 25-11617 Document: 25-1 Date Filed: 03/04/2026 Page: 1 of 2

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-11617 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MARIA DEL CARMEN MONTES, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 6:22-cr-00116-WWB-UAM-1 ____________________ Before JILL PRYOR, BRANCH, and ABUDU, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: A. Brian Phillips, appointed counsel for Maria Del Carmen Montes in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from USCA11 Case: 25-11617 Document: 25-1 Date Filed: 03/04/2026 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 25-11617 further representation and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. Califor- nia, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Our independent review of the entire rec- ord 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 Montes’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.