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Parties Involved:
Cedric A. Lovejoy
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-2935

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Cedric A. Lovejoy

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield

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 Submitted: March 10, 2016

Filed: March 15, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Cedric A. Lovejoy directly appeals the sentence imposed by the district court

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after he pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child. His counsel has moved to

The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the

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Western District of Missouri.

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

arguing that the sentence was unreasonable. We conclude that Lovejoy’s appeal

waiver should be enforced and prevents consideration of his claim. See United States

v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (de novo review of validity and

applicability of appeal waiver); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-90 (8th

Cir. 2003) (en banc) (court should enforce appeal waiver and dismiss appeal where

it falls within scope of waiver, plea agreement and waiver were entered into

knowingly and voluntarily, and no miscarriage of justice would result). Having

independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find

no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.

According, we dismiss the appeal and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. 

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