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Parties Involved:
Raymond A. Poitra
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Daniel L. Hovland, Chief Judge, United States District Court

for the District of North Dakota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-2343

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

Raymond A. Poitra, * District of North Dakota.

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Appellant. * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Submitted: May 7, 2004

Filed: May 24, 2004

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Before MELLOY, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Raymond A. Poitra pleaded guilty to charges relating to his embezzlement and

theft of funds from an Indian tribal organization owned by the Turtle Mountain Band

of Chippewa Indians. The district court1

 sentenced him to 57 months imprisonment

and 2 years supervised release, and ordered restitution of $577,397. Poitra appeals.

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The government moves to dismiss on the basis of an appeal waiver contained

in the plea agreement. Poitra’s counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), noting the appeal waiver and suggesting

that no appealable issues exist. Poitra has filed a pro se supplemental brief raising

issues related to his counsel’s effectiveness and the validity of his guilty plea.

We enforce the appeal waiver and grant the government’s motion to dismiss

this appeal. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-90 (8th Cir.) (en banc),

cert. denied, 124 S. Ct. 501 (2003). Having reviewed the record independently under

Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues falling

outside the scope of the appeal waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to

withdraw.

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Appellate Case: 03-2343 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/24/2004 Entry ID: 1770063