United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                    No. 02-2680
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United States of America,                *
                                         *
             Appellee,                   *
                                         * Appeal from the United States
      v.                                 * District Court for the Western
                                         * District of Arkansas.
Rodney Harper,                           *       [Unpublished]
                                         *
             Appellant.                  *
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                          Submitted: December 20, 2002
                              Filed: December 27, 2002
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Before BOWMAN, MURPHY, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       Rodney Harper pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute more than
50 grams of a mixture containing cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
and (b)(1)(A)(iii); and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking
crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). The district court1 sentenced Harper
to consecutive prison terms of 151 months on the drug conviction and 60 months on
the firearm conviction; concurrent supervised-release terms of 5 years and 3 years,
respectively; and a $2,500 fine. On appeal, Harper’s counsel has moved to withdraw,

      1
      The Honorable Robert T. Dawson, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Arkansas.
and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 

(1967), raising
numerous points.

      Counsel correctly notes that none of these points present a meritorious issue.
After conducting a careful, independent review of the record in accordance with
Penson v. Ohio, 

, 80 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues. Thus,
we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm.

      A true copy.

            Attest:

                     CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.




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