Opinion
No. 20-10367
11-12-2020
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDDIE DEWAYNE WHIPPLE, a.k.a. Black, Defendant-Appellant.
[DO NOT PUBLISH] Non-Argument Calendar D.C. Docket No. 5:15-cr-00043-MTT-CHW-1 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia Before WILSON, ROSENBAUM and MARCUS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
Jonathan Dodson, appointed counsel for Eddie Dewayne Whipple in this criminal appeal related to the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 404(b), 132 Stat. 5194, 5222 ("First Step Act") 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. 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 order denying Whipple First Step Act relief is AFFIRMED.