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Parties Involved:
Justina Lynn Costa
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 24-2126

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Justina Lynn Costa, also known as Justina Snow

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of South Dakota - Central

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 Submitted: December 23, 2024

Filed: December 30, 2024

 [Unpublished]

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Before LOKEN, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Justina Costa appeals the district court’s1 denial of her motion to suppress

evidence after she pleaded guilty to a drug offense pursuant to a plea agreement

1The Honorable Roberto Lange, Chief Judge, United States District Court for

the District of South Dakota.

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containing an appeal waiver. Her counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a

brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).

Upon careful review, we conclude that Ms. Costa’s valid and unconditional

guilty plea foreclosed any challenge to the denial of the suppression motion, a nonjurisdictional issue. See United States v. Limley, 510 F.3d 825, 827 (8th Cir. 2007). 

We have also independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75

(1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal outside the scope of the

appeal waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and we dismiss

the appeal.

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