
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Torrance Deshun JOINER, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 17-12026 Non-Argument Calendar
    United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
    (January 4, 2018)
    Steven E. Butler, Adam W. Overstreet, U.S. Attorney Service — Southern District of Alabama, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mobile, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee
    Before WILSON, MARTIN and JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Richard Shields, appointed counsel for Torrance Joiner 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 Joiner’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.  