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Parties Involved:
Robert Lovett-El
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-3229

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Robert Lovett-El

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis

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 Submitted: April 1, 2016

Filed: April 6, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Robert Lovett-El directly appeals the sentence imposed by the district court

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after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin and possessing a firearm in

The Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Judge for the

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Eastern District of Missouri.

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furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has

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

sentence was unreasonable. We conclude that Lovett-El’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.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and we grant counsel’s motion to

withdraw. 

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