Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Lamont SCURRY, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-04-10
Citations: 322 F. App'x 469
Docket Number: No. 07-3607
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Lamont SCURRY, Appellant.
Judges: Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 322
Pages: 469–470

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Lamont SCURRY, Appellant.
No. 07-3607.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: March 26, 2009.
Filed: April 10, 2009.
Janice Lipovsky, Special, Bruce J. Pren-da, Steven A. Russell, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Lincoln, NE, for Appellee.
Michael J. Tasset, Johnson & Mock, Oakland, NE, for Appellant.
William Lamont Scurry, Pollock, LA, pro se.
Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
William Scurry appeals the 180-month sentence the district court imposed after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and 924(e). On appeal, counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), arguing that the court erred by classifying Scurry's third-degree burglary conviction in South Carolina as a violent felony for purposes of determining armed-career-criminal (ACC) status under section 924(e).
Upon de novo review, see United States v. Armstrong, 554 F.3d 1159, 1162 (8th Cir.2009), we conclude that the conviction qualifies as a violent felony. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii) (defining "violent felony" in relevant part as "burglary"); S.C.Code Ann. § 16-11-313 (defining third-degree burglary as entry into building without consent and with intent to commit crime therein); Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575, 598, 602, 110 S.Ct. 2143, 109 L.Ed.2d 607 (1990) (offense is "burglary" for pur poses of § 924(e) if statutory definition substantially corresponds to definition of "generic burglary," i.e., "unlawful or unprivileged entry into, or remaining in, a building or structure, with intent to commit a crime"; court must look only to statutory definition and not underlying facts); United States v. Olthoff, 437 F.3d 729, 732 (8th Cir.2006) (conviction for third-degree burglary of unoccupied commercial building was "crime of violence" under Guidelines); United States v. Spudich, 510 F.3d 834, 836 (8th Cir.2008) (because Guidelines definition of "crime of violence" is nearly identical to statutory definition of "violent felony," same analysis applies).
After reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm, and we grant counsel's motion to withdraw on condition that counsel inform appellant about the procedures for filing petitions for rehearing and for certiorari.
. The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska.