The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted Esther Panitch's motion to withdraw as counsel for Javier Munoz-Ruiz in his direct criminal appeal. An independent review of the record revealed no issues of merit to raise on appeal. As such, the court affirmed both Munoz-Ruiz's conviction and sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted Esther Panitch's motion to withdraw as counsel for Javier Munoz-Ruiz in his direct criminal appeal. An independent review of the record revealed no issues of merit to raise on appeal. As such, the court affirmed both Munoz-Ruiz's conviction and sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted Esther Panitch's motion to withdraw as counsel for Javier Munoz-Ruiz in his direct criminal appeal. An independent review of the record revealed no issues of merit to raise on appeal. As such, the court affirmed both Munoz-Ruiz's conviction and sentence.
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 15-13119 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:13-cr-00229-ODE-JSA-4
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JAVIER MUNOZ RUIZ, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ________________________ (February 19, 2016) Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
Case: 15-13119
Date Filed: 02/19/2016
Page: 2 of 2
Esther Panitch, appointed counsel for Javier Munoz-Ruiz 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). Our independent review of the entire record reveals that counsels assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsels motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Munoz-Ruizs conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.