United States of America v. James Allen Crippen

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 16-3735
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
James Allen Crippen
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Joplin
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Submitted: June 26, 2017
Filed: June 30, 2017
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, ARNOLD, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
After the district court denied his motion to suppress evidence, James Allen1
Crippen pleaded guilty to child-pornography offenses and was sentenced below the
The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the1
Western District of Missouri.

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advisory Guidelines range. On appeal, Crippen’s counsel has moved to withdraw,
and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the
denial of the suppression motion. Crippen’s unconditional guilty plea, however,
forecloses our review of the suppression ruling. See United States v. Christenson,
653 F.3d 697, 699 (8th Cir. 2011). Further, having independently reviewed the
record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for
appeal.
Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court, and we grant
counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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