USA v. Tavares

FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
FEB 28, 2011
JOHN LEY
CLERK
[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 10-13797
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:08-cr-20079-PAS-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JOSE TAVARES,
a.k.a. Dino Cabassa,
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(February 28, 2011)
Before CARNES. WILSON and BLACK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:

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Tracy Dreispul, appointed counsel for Jose Taveras in this direct criminal1
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 Taveras’s convictions and
sentences are AFFIRMED.
While the Appellant’s name is spelled “Tavares” on this Court’s docket, his indictment1
identifies him as “Taveras,” and we therefore adopt that latter spelling for this opinion.
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