
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph PAUL, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 09-12305
    Non-Argument Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
    Nov. 3, 2009.
    Patricia D. Barksdale, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Ralph Paul, Jr., Folkston, GA, pro se.
    Before BLACK, PRYOR and HILL, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

William E. Folsom, appointed counsel for Ralph Paul, Jr. 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 Paul’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.  