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UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edward V. BURRIS, Appellant.
    No. 01-3804.
    United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
    Submitted July 5, 2002.
    Filed July 8, 2002.
    Before LOKEN, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

A jury found Edward V. Burris guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court sentenced him to 46 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. On appeal, Burris argues that the government presented insufficient evidence to prove that he knowingly possessed the firearm.

We conclude that there was sufficient evidence — most notably, Burris’s signed statement admitting that he carried the firearm for protection — for a reasonable jury to conclude that Burris knowingly possessed the firearm. See United States v. Stroh, 176 F.3d 439, 440 (8th Cir.1999); United States v. Balanga, 109 F.3d 1299, 1301 (8th Cir.1997).

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. 
      
      . The HONORABLE NANETTE K. LAU-GHREY, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.