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UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. James Luellying CAPEHART, III Defendant-Appellant
    No. 17-1405
    United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
    Submitted: October 31, 2017
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Amber M. Brennan, Lolita A. Velazquez-Aguilu, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee
    James Luellying Capehart, III, Pro Se
    Matthew James Mankey, Mankey Law Office, Golden Valley, MN, for Defendant-Appellant
    Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

James Luellying Capehart directly appeals the 124-month sentence the district court imposed after he pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, pursuant to a plea agreement that contained a waiver of the right to appeal a sentence of less than 154 months. Capehart’s counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), arguing that the sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable.

Upon careful review, we conclude that the waiver is valid, applicable, and enforceable. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (de novo review of validity and applicability of appeal waiver); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (appeal waiver will be enforced if appeal falls within scope of waiver, defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into plea agreement and waiver, and enforcing waiver would not result in miscarriage of justice). Having independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfriv-olous issues for appeal falling outside the scope of the appeal waiver.

Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we dismiss this appeal. 
      
      . The Honorable John R. Tunheim, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.