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UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Brian BEAR HEELS, Appellant.
    No. 05-3294.
    United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
    Submitted: Oct. 20, 2006.
    Filed: Oct. 31, 2006.
    Randolph John Seiler, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Pierre, SD, Mark Edward Salter, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Sioux Falls, SD, for Appellee.
    Wade A. Reimers, Olinger & Lovald, Pierre, SD, Federal Correctional Institution, Florence, CO, for Appellant.
    Before SMITH, MAGILL, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

Brian Bear Heels appeals the sentence the district court imposed after he pleaded guilty to second degree murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 1111, and 2. His counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967); Bear Heels objects to counsel’s request to withdraw.

Bear Heels’s plea agreement contains a valid appeal waiver. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir.2003) (en banc) (discussing enforceability of appeal waiver); see also United States v. Estrada-Bahena, 201 F.3d 1070, 1071 (8th Cir.2000) (per curiam) (enforcing appeal waiver in Anders case). Having reviewed the record independently pursuant to Pen-son v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), for any nonfrivo-lous issues not covered by the appeal waiver, we find none. Accordingly, we enforce the waiver, and dismiss the appeal. We also grant counsel leave to withdraw. 
      
      . The Honorable Charles B. Kornmann, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota.