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Parties Involved:
Christopher Lee Morris
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-2521

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United States of America,

Appellee,

v.

Christopher Lee Morris,

Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States

District Court for the

Eastern District of Missouri.

 [UNPUBLISHED]

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Submitted: April 13, 2004

 Filed: April 19, 2004

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Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Pursuant to a written plea agreement, Christopher Lee Morris pleaded guilty

to conspiring to possess more than fifty grams of cocaine base with intent to

distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (2000). The plea agreement contained the

following appeal waiver:

The defendant has been fully apprised of his right to appeal by his

attorney and fully understands that he has a right to appeal his sentence

under Title 18, United States Code, Section 3742. In the event the

District Court accepts the plea agreement, the defendant understands

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 The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Missouri.

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that as part of this agreement, both the defendant and the government

hereby mutually agree to waive all rights to appeal whatever sentence is

imposed, including any issues that relate to the establishment of the

Guidelines range, reserving only the right to appeal from an upward or

downward departure from the Guidelines range that is established at

sentencing.

The district court1

 drew Morris’s attention to the appeal waiver at his changeof-plea and sentencing hearings. Morris was sentenced to 138 months in prison and

five years of supervised release.

Morris appeals, raising an issue--the calculation of his criminal history score--

that relates to the establishment of his Guidelines range. Because we conclude that

he knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal his sentence, and that his

appeal falls within the scope of the appeal waiver, we grant the government’s motion

to dismiss this appeal. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-90 (8th Cir.)

(en banc), cert. denied, 124 S. Ct. 501 (2003).

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