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Parties Involved:
Justin Bradford
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 24-2087

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Justin Bradford

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of South Dakota

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 Submitted: November 22, 2024

Filed: December 10, 2024

[Unpublished]

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Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Justin Bradford appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he pled

guilty to firearm and drug charges pursuant to a written plea agreement containing an

1The Honorable Jonathan A. Kobes, United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth

Circuit, sitting by designation.

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appeal waiver. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief under

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the reasonableness of the

sentence. Bradford has filed a pro se brief challenging the calculation of the

imprisonment range under the United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual.

Upon careful review, 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) (reviewing validity and applicability of appeal waiver de

novo); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc)

(enforcing appeal waiver if appeal falls within scope of waiver, defendant knowingly

and voluntarily entered into waiver and plea agreement, and it would not result in

miscarriage of justice). 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 dismiss the appeal

based on the appeal waiver, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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