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Parties Involved:
James Quenzell Owens
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Ronald E. Longstaff, United States District Judge for the

Southern District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-3132

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the Southern

* District of Iowa.

James Quenzell Owens, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: May 23, 2006

Filed: May 30, 2006

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Before RILEY, MAGILL, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

A jury found James Quenzell Owens guilty of possessing 500 grams or more

of powder cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The

district court1

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

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

738 (1967), raising two issues.

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First, we conclude that the district court did not clearly err in finding that

Owens consented to the search of his car during a traffic stop, see United States v.

Esquivias, 416 F.3d 696, 699-700 (8th Cir. 2005) (standard of review), or in finding

that Owens’s consent was voluntary, see United States v. Mancias, 350 F.3d 800, 804

(8th Cir. 2003) (standard of review). Second, we conclude that the trial evidence was

sufficient to support his conviction. See United States v. Howard, 427 F.3d 554, 557

(8th Cir. 2005) (standard of review; elements of offense).

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

(1988), we conclude that there are no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly,

we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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