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United States v. Anderson

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Jun 4, 2020
No. 19-3106 (8th Cir. Jun. 4, 2020)

Opinion

No. 19-3106

06-04-2020

United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Cornelius Anderson Defendant - Appellant


Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville [Unpublished] Before KELLY, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

The district court gave Cornelius Anderson a 60-month prison sentence for conspiring to sell stolen firearms. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 922(j). In an Anders brief, Anderson's counsel seeks permission to withdraw and challenges a sentence enhancement for trafficking firearms and the lack of a reduction for acceptance of responsibility. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).

The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.

There is adequate support in the record for the firearms-trafficking enhancement. See United States v. Willett, 623 F.3d 546, 548-49 (8th Cir. 2010) (discussing the standard of review); see also U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(5). Anderson's plea stipulations and other evidence established that he personally facilitated the sale of at least two stolen firearms. See Willett, 623 F.3d at 549. The district court also had reason to deny an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction, because Anderson later attempted to deny at sentencing what he had already admitted in his plea agreement. See United States v. Davis, 875 F.3d 869, 875 (8th Cir. 2017) (affirming the denial of a reduction because the defendant had "denied much of the conduct relevant to her convictions").

Finally, we have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), and conclude that there are no other non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment and grant counsel permission to withdraw.


Summaries of

United States v. Anderson

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Jun 4, 2020
No. 19-3106 (8th Cir. Jun. 4, 2020)
Case details for

United States v. Anderson

Case Details

Full title:United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Cornelius Anderson…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Date published: Jun 4, 2020

Citations

No. 19-3106 (8th Cir. Jun. 4, 2020)