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Parties Involved:
Toni Louise Hitchcock
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable John A. Jarvey, United States District Judge for the Southern

District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 09-2993

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

v. * Southern District of Iowa.

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Toni Louise Hitchcock, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: March 15, 2010

Filed: March 29, 2010

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Before BYE, RILEY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Toni Hitchcock challenges the 168-month sentence the district court1

 imposed

after she pleaded guilty to a drug offense. Her counsel has moved to withdraw and has

filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the district

court erred in refusing to vary downward to the 120-month mandatory minimum

sentence.

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We will enforce the appeal waiver in this case. This appeal falls within the

scope of the waiver contained in Hitchcock’s plea agreement, the record shows the

requisite knowledge and voluntariness, and we see nothing to suggest that a

miscarriage of justice would result from enforcing the appeal waiver. See United

States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (court will enforce

appeal waiver in plea agreement when appeal falls within scope of waiver, both

waiver and plea agreement were entered into knowingly and voluntarily, and

enforcing waiver would not result in miscarriage of justice).

Furthermore, we have reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio,

488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), and we have found no non-frivolous issues beyond the scope

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

dismiss the appeal.

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