
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth E. THORNTON Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 15-14502 Non-Argument Calendar
    United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
    May 15, 2017
    
      Michelle Lee Schieber, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Macon, GA, Leah E. McEwen, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Albany, GA, Michael J. Moore, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Columbus, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
    Before WILLIAM PRYOR, JORDAN and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Sydney R. Strickland, appointed counsel for Kenneth Thornton 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 Thornton’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.  