Opinion
No. 08-14196 Non-Argument Calendar.
March 12, 2009.
James W. Smith, III, Donna Lee Elm, Federal Public, Defender, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Peter J. Sholl, United States Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 87-00286-CR-T-17TGW.
Before TJOFLAT, MARCUS and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.
James W. Smith, III, appointed counsel for Willie Charles Jackson, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal supported by a brief prepared 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 the denial of Jackson's motion to reduce his sentence is