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Parties Involved:
Gerardo Gurrola
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-2140

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Gerardo Gurrola, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: November 5, 2007

Filed: November 8, 2007

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Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Gerardo Gurrola appeals the 108-month prison sentence the district court1

imposed after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to

distribute methamphetamine. Gurrola argues that his sentence is unlawful because it

is contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6) and the directions of United States v. Booker,

543 U.S. 220 (2005). The government urges that the appeal waiver in Gurrola’s plea

agreement calls for dismissal of the appeal.

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We will enforce an appeal waiver where both the plea agreement and the appeal

waiver were entered into knowingly and voluntarily, the appeal falls within the scope

of the waiver, and no miscarriage of justice would result. See United States v. Andis,

333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc). We conclude that Gurrola knowingly

and voluntarily entered into his plea agreement and appeal waive. The appeal falls

within the scope of the broad appeal waiver, which provided that Gurrola waived all

rights to appeal his sentence unless it exceeded 188 months. Cf. United States v.

Reeves 410 F.3d 1031, 1034-35 (8th Cir. 2005) (broad appeal waiver includes issues

arising from Booker). And enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of

justice. See Andis, 333 F.3d at 891-92 (sentence within statutory range is not illegal

sentence). We therefore enforce the appeal waiver and dismiss the appeal.

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