United States of America v. Darron Van Hill

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 19-2506
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Darron Van Hill
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
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Submitted: April 1, 2020
Filed: April 6, 2020
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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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
1The Honorable Robert W. Pratt, United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Iowa.

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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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