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1 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. 01-3804
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United States of America, *
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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States
* District Court for the Western
v. * District of Missouri.
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Edward V. Burris, * [UNPUBLISHED]
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Appellant. *
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Submitted: July 5, 2002
Filed: July 8, 2002
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Before LOKEN, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
A jury found Edward V. Burris guilty of being a felon in possession of a
firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court1 sentenced him to
46 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. On appeal, Burris argues
that the government presented insufficient evidence to prove that he knowingly
possessed the firearm.
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We conclude that there was sufficient evidence--most notably, Burris’s signed
statement admitting that he carried the firearm for protection--for a reasonable jury
to conclude that Burris knowingly possessed the firearm. See United States v. Stroh,
176 F.3d 439, 440 (8th Cir. 1999); United States v. Balanga, 109 F.3d 1299, 1301
(8th Cir. 1997).
Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
A true copy.
Attest:
CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
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