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             IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                   FILED
                    FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
                      ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
                                                            NOV 20, 2008
                             No. 08-11770                 THOMAS K. KAHN
                         Non-Argument Calendar                CLERK
                       ________________________

                 D. C. Docket No. 94-00174-CR-J-16TEM

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,


                                                               Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                  versus

WILLIE HICKSON SMITH,

                                                         Defendant-Appellant.


                       ________________________

                Appeal from the United States District Court
                    for the Middle District of Florida
                     _________________________

                           (November 20, 2008)

Before TJOFLAT, DUBINA and HULL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:
      James T. Skuthan, appointed counsel for Willie Hickson Smith, 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, 87 S.Ct.

1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (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 Smith’s revocation of

supervised release and sentence are AFFIRMED.




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