Opinion
No. 20-11264
11-17-2020
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HENRY FRANCIS, Defendant-Appellant.
[DO NOT PUBLISH] Non-Argument Calendar D.C. Docket No. 8:93-cr-00158-JDW-TGW-1 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Before JORDAN, LUCK, and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
Juliann Welch, appointed counsel for Henry Francis, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record reveals that counsel's assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct given the district court's exercise of discretion in denying Francis' motion under the First Step Act. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court's denial of Francis' motion to reduce sentence is AFFIRMED.