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Parties Involved:
Terrance Green
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-2450

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

Terrance Green, * Eastern District of Missouri.

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Appellant. * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Submitted: October 25, 2007

Filed: November 7, 2007

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Before MURPHY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

A jury found Terrance Green guilty of possessing with intent to distribute more

than 5 grams of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and the district

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 sentenced him to 120 months in prison and 8 years of supervised release, the

statutory minimum in light of Green’s prior felony drug conviction. See 21 U.S.C.

§ 841(b)(1)(B)(iii). Green appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence in a

brief filed under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). For the reasons that

follow, we affirm. 

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Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, see United States v.

Cuevas-Arrendondo, 469 F.3d 712, 715 (8th Cir. 2006), we conclude that the evidence

amply supported Green’s conviction. In part, the government presented testimony that

cocaine base weighing about 15 grams, more than a personal-use quantity, was found

in the pocket of a pair of pants in a closet at Green’s residence. A picture of Green

wearing those same pants was also found in the residence, along with plastic bags and

latex gloves, but no pipes or devices used to smoke or ingest crack cocaine; and Green

acknowledged that $5,500 in cash found in the closet with the pants belonged to him.

Cf. United States v. Bell, 477 F.3d, 607, 613 (8th Cir. 2007) (evidence sufficient to

prove possession with intent to distribute where officers found about 7 grams of crack

cocaine, which testimony indicated was greater than personal-use amount, in pants

pocket in room in which defendant was found unclothed; where there was no indicia

of personal use of crack cocaine, such as pipes; and where defendant admitted crack

was his). 

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

(1988), we have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the

judgment of the district court. We grant counsel leave to withdraw, but direct counsel

to provide Green with a copy of the record as appropriate. Green’s pending motions

are denied.

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