United States v. Edward v. Burris

40 F. App'x 325

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: July 8, 2002
• Docket: 01-3804
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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 court 1 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.

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.

1 . The HONORABLE NANETTE K. LAU-GHREY, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.