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Parties Involved:
Michael Keavney
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 19-2358

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Michael Keavney, agent of Dyna-Mike

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court

for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City

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 Submitted: February 27, 2020

Filed: March 3, 2020

[Unpublished]

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Before GRUENDER, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Michael Keavney appeals the sentence the district court1imposed after he

pleaded guilty to a drug offense pursuant to a plea agreement that contained an appeal

1The Honorable Roseann A. Ketchmark, United States District Judge for the

Western District of Missouri.

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waiver. His counsel seeks leave to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), questioning whether the district court imposed a

substantively reasonable sentence.

We conclude that the appeal waiver is valid, enforceable, and applicable to the

issues raised in this appeal. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir.

2010) (stating that this court reviews de novo the validity and applicability of an

appeal waiver); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en

banc) (stating that an appeal waiver will be enforced if the appeal falls within the

scope of the waiver, the defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea

agreement and the waiver, and enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage

of justice).

Having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488

U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal outside the scope of the

appeal waiver. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal, and grant counsel leave to

withdraw.

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