United States v. Darron Hill

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: April 6, 2020
• Docket: 19-2506
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 19-2506 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Darron Van Hill

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines ____________

Submitted: April 1, 2020 Filed: April 6, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Darron Van Hill appeals after he conditionally pleaded guilty to a firearms offense, and the district court1 imposed a 24-month prison sentence. His counsel has

1 The Honorable Robert W. Pratt, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the district court’s denial of a motion to suppress. Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court properly denied the motion. See United States v. Donnelly, 475 F.3d 946, 951 (8th Cir. 2007) (standard of review); see also United States v. Shackleford, 830 F.3d 751, 753 (8th Cir. 2016) (stating that probable cause to believe that an automobile contains contraband or evidence of criminal activity justifies the warrantless search of the automobile and seizure of the contraband).

Finally, having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. ______________________________

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