USA v. Louis Askew

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 14-10613
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:02-cr-20119-FAM-3
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
LOUIS ASKEW,
a.k.a. Dreads,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(January 26, 2015)
Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, HULL and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
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Philip R. Horowitz, appointed counsel for Louis Askew 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). In a pro se response to counsel’s motion to
withdraw, Askew requests the appointment of substitute counsel. 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
Askew’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED. Askew’s pro se motion for
substitute counsel is DENIED. See United States v. Young, 482 F.2d 993, 995 (5th
Cir. 1973).
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