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Parties Involved:
Delmar Phillips
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Robert T. Dawson, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Arkansas.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-4162

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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 Arkansas. 

Delmar Phillips, * 

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: November 21, 2007

Filed: November 29, 2007

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Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Delmar Phillips conditionally pleaded guilty to possessing more than 50 grams

of actual methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C.

§ 841(a)(1). The district court1

 sentenced him to 120 months in prison, the statutory

minimum, and 5 years of supervised release. On appeal, his counsel has filed a brief

under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and has moved to withdraw. For the

reasons discussed below, we affirm, and we grant counsel’s withdrawal motion.

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First, law enforcement officers’ knowledge from a records check that Phillips

was driving with a suspended license gave them probable cause to arrest him. The

arrest, in turn, gave the officers authority to conduct a search of Phillips’s person

incident to the arrest. Thus, the district court correctly denied his motion to suppress

the drugs seized from his person. See United States v. Jones, 479 F.3d 975, 978 (8th

Cir. 2007). Second, the district court lacked authority to sentence Phillips below the

10-year statutory minimum. See United States v. Gregg, 451 F.3d 930, 937 (8th Cir.

2006); United States v. Chacon, 330 F.3d 1065, 1066 (8th Cir. 2003).

Finally, having found no nonfrivolous issues after reviewing the record

independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we affirm the judgment of

the district court and grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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