Richard Tucker appealed his conviction and sentence in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Tucker's appointed counsel, Chet Kaufman, filed a motion to withdraw from further representation and submitted an Anders brief, stating there were no arguable issues of merit. After independently reviewing the record, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit agreed there were no issues of merit and granted counsel's motion to withdraw. The court affirmed Tucker's conviction and sentence.
Richard Tucker appealed his conviction and sentence in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Tucker's appointed counsel, Chet Kaufman, filed a motion to withdraw from further representation and submitted an Anders brief, stating there were no arguable issues of merit. After independently reviewing the record, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit agreed there were no issues of merit and granted counsel's motion to withdraw. The court affirmed Tucker's conviction and sentence.
Richard Tucker appealed his conviction and sentence in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Tucker's appointed counsel, Chet Kaufman, filed a motion to withdraw from further representation and submitted an Anders brief, stating there were no arguable issues of merit. After independently reviewing the record, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit agreed there were no issues of merit and granted counsel's motion to withdraw. The court affirmed Tucker's conviction and sentence.
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 13-14135 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 4:13-cr-00030-RH-CAS-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RICHARD TUCKER, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida ________________________ (July 17, 2014) Before WILSON, PRYOR and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
Case: 13-14135
Date Filed: 07/17/2014
Page: 2 of 2
Chet Kaufman, on behalf of Randolph Murrell, appointed counsel for
Richard Tucker, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record reveals that counsels assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsels motion is GRANTED, and Tuckers conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.