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Parties Involved:
Christopher Lewis Harper
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable E. Richard Webber, United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-2676

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Missouri.

Christopher Lewis Harper, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: April 26, 2005

Filed: June 7, 2005

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Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Christopher Harper appeals the judgment the district court1

 entered after he

pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C.

§ 922(g)(1). His counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the 87-month sentence imposed was too

harsh.

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This argument, which we construe as an Eighth Amendment challenge, fails.

Cf. United States v. Prior, 107 F.3d 654, 659-60 (8th Cir.) (finding no Eighth

Amendment violation for defendant’s harsh life sentence following guilty plea to

methamphetamine offense), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 824 (1997).

Having carefully reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80

(1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues.

Accordingly, we affirm, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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