
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert BELTZ, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 08-16817
    Non-Argument Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
    Oct. 13, 2009.
    Robert Beltz, Jesup, GA, pro se.
    Patricia D. Barksdale, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Before MARCUS, WILSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Louis R. Hardin, appointed counsel for Robert Beltz in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant because, in his opinion, the appeal is without merit. Counsel has 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 Beltz’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.  