United States v. Kirk Ward, No. 13-1423 (8th Cir. 2013)

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Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. The district court's order denying defendant's pretrial motion to suppress is affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 13-1423 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee v. Kirk A. Ward lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: November 22, 2013 Filed: December 26, 2013 [Unpublished] ____________ Before BENTON, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Kirk Ward pleaded guilty to felon in possession of a firearmin violation of 18 U.S.C. ยงยง 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), preserving his right to appeal the district court's1 1 The Honorable Howard F. Sachs, UnitedStates District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, adopting the reportand recommendation of the Honorable Sarah adverse disposition of his pretrial m otion to suppress evidence. The district court imposed a term of three years' probation. Ward appeals. Having carefully reviewed the record, the well-reasoned opinion of the magistrate judge, which was adopted by the district court, and the br iefs filed on appeal in this court, we find no basis for reversal. See United States v. Esquivias, 416 F.3d 696, 699 (8th Cir. 2005) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ W. Hays, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-

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