Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William M. DAVIS, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-11-17
Citations: 352 F. App'x 130
Docket Number: No. 09-1080
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William M. DAVIS, Appellant.
Judges: Before BYE, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 352
Pages: 130–131

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William M. DAVIS, Appellant.
No. 09-1080.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Nov. 12, 2009.
Filed: Nov. 17, 2009.
Keith D. Sorrell, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Cape Girardeau, MO, for Appellee.
William M. Davis, Jackson, MO, pro se.
Michael Skrien, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Cape Girardeau, MO, for Appellee.
Before BYE, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this direct criminal appeal, William Davis challenges the sentence imposed by the district court after he pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), 924(e). On appeal, counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), in which he requests leave to withdraw.
Counsel first questions whether Davis's 1989 Florida conviction for burglary is a "violent felony" for purposes of his armed career criminal status. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) (§ 922(g)(1) offender shall be sentenced to minimum sentence of 15 years in prison if he has 3 prior convictions for violent felony or serious drug offense). We hold that it does. See United States v. Vincent, 575 F.3d 820, 822 (8th Cir.2009) (de novo review); 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii) (defining "violent felony" as "burglary, arson, or extortion, involves use of explosives, or otherwise involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another"); Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575, 599, 110 S.Ct. 2143, 109 L.Ed.2d 607 (1990) (person has been convicted of burglary for purposes of § 924(e) if he is convicted of any crime having basic elements of unlawful or unprivileged entry into, or remaining in, building or structure with intent to commit crime; court must look only to statutory definition and not underlying facts); United States v. Matthews, 466 F.3d 1271, 1274 (11th Cir.2006) (even if defendant's Florida burglary convictions were not generic burglaries, they were violent felonies under the alternative "otherwise" definition).
Counsel's challenge to the length of Davis's sentence also fails. See United States v. Gregg, 451 F.3d 930, 937 (8th Cir.2006) ("Booker does not relate to statutorily-imposed sentences"); United States v. Chacon, 330 F.3d 1065, 1066 (8th Cir.2003) (only authority for district court to depart from statutory minimum sentence is found in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) and (0).
After reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court, and grant counsel leave to withdraw.
. The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
. United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005).