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Parties Involved:
Brian Todd Tracy
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. 09-3435

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Southern District of Iowa.

Brian Todd Tracy, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: May 6, 2010

Filed: May 11, 2010

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Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Brian Tracy was charged with possessing child pornography, in violation of 18

U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B) and (b)(2). Tracy pleaded guilty in accord with a written plea

agreement, which contained an appeal waiver. The district court1

 sentenced Tracy to

84 months in prison, below the advisory Guidelines range. On appeal, counsel has

moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),

challenging the reasonableness of the sentence and the adequacy of the plea-hearing

colloquy.

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We will enforce the appeal waiver in this case because Tracy’s appeal falls

within the scope of the waiver, the record shows the requisite knowledge and

voluntariness, and enforcing the appeal waiver would not constitute a miscarriage of

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

(court should enforce appeal waiver and dismiss appeal 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). 

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

80 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issue not covered by the waiver.

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

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