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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Dereone Williams
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 24-2199

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Dereone Williams

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis

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 Submitted: December 19, 2024

Filed: December 24, 2024

[Unpublished]

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Before SMITH, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Dereone Williams appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he

pled guilty to a firearm offense, pursuant to a written plea agreement containing an

1The Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Missouri.

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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 procedural reasonableness of the

sentence.

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) (validity and applicability of an appeal waiver are 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 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 dismiss this

appeal.

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