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Parties Involved:
Anthony K. Anderson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

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The Honorable Nanette K. Laughrey, United States District Judge for the

Western District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-3616

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Missouri.

Anthony K. Anderson, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: July 2, 2004

Filed: July 29, 2004 

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

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PER CURIAM.

Anthony Anderson appeals the judgment the district court1

 entered after a jury

found him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C.

§§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The district court sentenced him to 15 months

imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. Anderson’s counsel has moved to

withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), stating

Anderson’s beliefs that the police acted illegally in stopping his vehicle and searching

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it, and that he had a right to carry a gun because he was planning to get his criminal

record expunged and get the gun registered.

These points provide no basis for reversal. A police officer testified at trial that

she observed the vehicle Anderson was driving run a stop sign, the passenger was

arrested based on an outstanding probation violation, and the gun was found in a

search of the vehicle pursuant to that arrest. See United States v. Searcy, 181 F.3d

975, 979 (8th Cir. 1999) (search of passenger compartment of vehicle following arrest

of occupant is reasonable under Fourth Amendment); United States v. Coleman, 148

F.3d 897, 904 (8th Cir.) (traffic violations provide probable cause for police to stop

vehicle), cert. denied, 525 U.S. 899 (1998). Given the undisputed evidence of a prior

felony conviction, knowing possession of a firearm, and interstate nexus, see United

States v. Jones, 266 F.3d 804, 813 (8th Cir. 2001) (elements of felon-in-possession

offense), there is no merit to Anderson’s contention that he had a right to carry a gun.

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

(1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the

district court and grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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