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Parties Involved:
Jesus F. Almeida-Olivas
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-1276

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Jesus F. Almeida-Olivas, also known as Chaparro, also known as Chuy, also

known as Jose Almeida-Olivas

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City

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 Submitted: July 20, 2015

Filed: July 21, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before LOKEN, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 15-1276 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/21/2015 Entry ID: 4297161 
Jesus Almeida-Olivas directly appeals after he pleaded guilty to federal drug

charges, pursuant to a plea agreement, and the district court sentenced himwithin the

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calculated Guidelines range. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed a

brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), raising challenges to the

reasonableness of the sentence that was imposed.

The written plea agreement in this case contains an appeal waiver, and after

careful de novo review, see United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010),

we will enforce the appeal waiver. The claims raised in this appeal fall within the

scope of the waiver; Almeida-Olivas’s testimony at the plea hearing shows that he

entered into the plea agreement, and the appeal waiver, knowingly and voluntarily;

and dismissing the appeal based on the waiver will not result in a miscarriage of

justice. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-90 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc).

Further, having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio,

488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues outside the scope of the appeal

waiver. This appeal is dismissed, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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The Honorable Brian C. Wimes, United States District Judge for the Western 1

District of Missouri.

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Appellate Case: 15-1276 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/21/2015 Entry ID: 4297161