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UNITED STATES v. DE SANTIAGO (2021)

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.2021-01-22No. No. 20-2349

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Opinion

[Unpublished]

Victor De Santiago appeals the sentence the district court

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imposed after he pleaded guilty to drug offenses, pursuant to a plea agreement containing an appeal waiver. His counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), challenging the reasonableness of the sentence, and has moved to withdraw.

We conclude that the appeal waiver is valid, enforceable, and applicable to the issues raised in this appeal. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (stating that this court reviews de novo the validity and applicability of an appeal waiver); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (stating that an appeal waiver will be enforced if the appeal falls within the scope of the waiver, the defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea agreement and the waiver, and enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice). Having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal outside the scope of the appeal waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsels motion to withdraw, and we dismiss the appeal.

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.   The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

PER CURIAM.