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Parties Involved:
Marcus Chiles
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-1478

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Marcus Chiles

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of Nebraska - Omaha

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 Submitted: December 30, 2016

Filed: January 5, 2017

[Unpublished]

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Before SHEPHERD, ARNOLD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 16-1478 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/05/2017 Entry ID: 4486666 
Marcus Chiles appeals the sentence the district court imposed after he pleaded 1

guilty to a drug charge. His counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the length of the sentence.

Chiles pleaded guilty after entering into a written plea agreement containing

an appeal waiver. We conclude that the appeal waiver is enforceable. 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, 890-92 (8th

Cir. 2003) (en banc) (discussing enforcement of appeal waivers). Furthermore, we

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

and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s

motion, and we dismiss this appeal.

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The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, United States District Judge for the

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District of Nebraska.

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