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Parties Involved:
Daniel F. Ramirez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Ortrie D. Smith, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-1803

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Missouri.

Daniel F. Ramirez, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: August 29, 2007

Filed: September 6, 2007

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Before BYE, RILEY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

A jury found Daniel F. Ramirez (Ramirez) guilty of conspiring to distribute

marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846; possessing marijuana with intent to

distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and possessing a firearm in

furtherance of drug trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). The district

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 imposed a sentence of 120 months’ imprisonment and 5 years’ supervised

release. On appeal, his counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S.

738 (1967), and has moved to withdraw. We affirm.

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We conclude the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict,

was sufficient to support Ramirez’s convictions, and the district court did not abuse

its discretion by denying his motion for a new trial based on a juror’s failure to

disclose pertinent information during voir dire. See United States v. Ruiz, 446 F.3d

762, 768-70 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 537 (2006) and 127 S. Ct. 1027 (2007).

After reviewing the record independently pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.

75 (1988), we conclude there are no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we

affirm the judgment of the district court, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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