United States v. Backari Mackey

Opinion

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[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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No. 17-14214

Non-Argument Calendar

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D.C. Docket No. 2:98-cr-00108-LSC-TMP-2

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

BACKARI MACKEY, a.k.a. Bakari Mackey, Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

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(January 22, 2019)

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, GRANT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Kevin L. Butler, appointed counsel for Backari Mackey in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the

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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 modifying the terms of Mackey’s supervised release is AFFIRMED. 1

1 We note that Mackey has apparently satisfied the district court’s special supervisedrelease condition that he reside in a halfway house for six months, and that he is no longer subject to that condition. To the extent this renders his appeal moot, the proceedings are hereby dismissed. See United States v. Farmer, 923 F.2d 1557, 1568 (11th Cir. 1991) (holding that appeal from sentence was rendered moot by the defendant’s release from custody).