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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Demont M. Vandunk
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 19-2413

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Demont M. Vandunk

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City

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 Submitted: March 11, 2020

Filed: March 18, 2020

[Unpublished]

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Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Demont Vandunk appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he

pleaded guilty to drug and firearm offenses, pursuant to a plea agreement containing

1The Honorable Beth Phillips, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the

Western District of Missouri.

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an appeal waiver. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief

under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the sentence.

Upon careful review, we conclude that the appeal waiver is valid, enforceable,

and applicable to the issue raised in this appeal. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d

702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (validity and applicability of an appeal waiver is reviewed

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

(appeal waiver will be enforced if the appeal falls within the scope of the waiver, the

defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea agreement and the waiver,

and enforcing the waiver would not result in a 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 falling outside the scope of the waiver. 

Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal based on the appeal waiver, and we grant

counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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