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Parties Involved:
Taliaferro D. Thompson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 24-2094

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Taliaferro D. Thompson, also known as Taliaferro Thompson

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of Nebraska - Omaha

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 Submitted: December 23, 2024

Filed: December 30, 2024

[Unpublished]

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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Taliaferro Thompson appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after

he pleaded guilty to bank robbery and a firearm offense pursuant to a written plea

1The Honorable Brian C. Buescher, United States District Judge for the District

of Nebraska.

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agreement containing an appeal waiver. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has

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

sentence as substantively unreasonable. 

We conclude that the appeal wavier is valid, enforceable, and applicable to the

issue raised in this appeal. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir.

2010) (stating that this court reviews de novo the validity and applicability of an

appeal waiver); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en

banc) (stating that an appeal waiver will be enforced if the appeal falls within the

scope of the waiver, the defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea

agreement and the waiver, and enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage

of justice).

Having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488

U.S. 75 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal outside the scope of the

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

appeal.

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