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Parties Involved:
Adam M. Joseph
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Howard F. Sachs, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 09-1567

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

v. * Western District of Missouri.

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Adam M. Joseph, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: February 12, 2010

Filed: February 23, 2010

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Before BYE, RILEY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Pursuant to a written plea agreement containing an appeal waiver, Adam Joseph

pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing

methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846. The

district court1

 sentenced him to 188 months in prison and 5 years of supervised

release. On appeal, his counsel has moved for permission to withdraw, and has filed

a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Joseph has filed a pro se

supplemental brief, claiming that his counsel was ineffective.

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Upon careful review, we conclude that Joseph knowingly and voluntarily

entered into the plea agreement and the appeal waiver, and that enforcing the appeal

waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice. We therefore enforce the appeal

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

(court will enforce appeal waiver and dismiss where appeal falls within scope of

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

and no miscarriage of justice would result); see also United States v. Estrada-Bahena,

201 F.3d 1070, 1071 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (enforcing appeal waiver in Anders

case). We further decline to consider Joseph’s ineffective-assistance claim on direct

appeal. See United States v. McAdory, 501 F.3d 868, 872-73 (8th Cir. 2007)

(appellate court ordinarily defers ineffective-assistance claims to 28 U.S.C. § 2255

proceedings).

Having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75,

80 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issue for appeal beyond the scope of the waiver.

Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw and we dismiss the appeal.

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