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Parties Involved:
Mykus Butler
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 24-2018

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Mykus Butler, also known as Dukes, also known as Dukes Da Don, also known as

The Top Shooter

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City

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 Submitted: December 12, 2024

Filed: December 24, 2024

[Unpublished]

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Before LOKEN, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Mykus Butler appeals after he pleaded guilty to robbery, firearm, and

carjacking charges, under a plea agreement containing an appeal waiver, and the

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district court1

 sentenced him to 170 months in prison. His counsel has moved for

leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738

(1967), challenging the sentence.

Upon careful review, we conclude that the record shows Butler entered into the

plea agreement and appeal waiver knowingly and voluntarily, and that the appeal

waiver is valid, enforceable, and applicable to the issues raised by counsel in this

appeal. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (validity and

applicability of an appeal waiver are reviewed de novo); United States v. Andis, 333

F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (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). 

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

U.S. 75 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal falling outside the

scope of the waiver. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal based on the appeal waiver,

and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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1The Honorable David Gregory Kays, United States District Judge for the

Western District of Missouri.

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