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Parties Involved:
Aaron Lawrence Storm
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-3305

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Aaron Lawrence Storm

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines

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 Submitted: March 6, 2017

 Filed: March 10, 2017

[Unpublished]

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Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Aaron Storm appeals after he pleaded guilty to child-pornography and

attempted-kidnapping charges, under a written plea agreement containing an appeal

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waiver, and the District Court imposed the agreed-upon sentence. At his sentencing 1

hearing, Storm moved pro se to withdraw his guilty plea, and the court denied his

motion. On appeal, Storm’s counsel has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed

a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the denial of

Storm’s motion to withdraw his plea. Storm has not filed a pro se brief.

We conclude that the appeal waiver is enforceable and applicable to the issue

raised in this appeal, based in part on Storm’s own statements at his change-of-plea

hearing. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (reviewing de

novo the validity and applicability of an appeal waiver); United States v. Andis, 333

F.3d 886, 889–92 (8th Cir.) (en banc) (discussing enforcement of appeal waivers),

cert. denied, 540 U.S. 997 (2003); see also Nguyen v. United States, 114 F.3d 699,

703 (8th Cir. 1997) (noting that a defendant’s representations made during a plea

hearing are presumed to be true). 

We have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.

75, 80 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal outside the scope

of the waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion, and we dismiss this appeal.

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The Honorable John A. Jarvey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for

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the Southern District of Iowa.

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