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Parties Involved:
Lewis Cooney
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 24-2396

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Lewis Cooney

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central

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 Submitted: December 9, 2024

Filed: December 12, 2024

[Unpublished]

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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Lewis Cooney appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he

pleaded guilty to a firearm offense pursuant to a plea agreement containing an appeal

1The Honorable Billy Roy Wilson, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Arkansas.

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waiver. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the substantive

reasonableness of the sentence. The government has moved to dismiss the appeal

based on the appeal waiver.

Upon careful review, we conclude that the appeal waiver is valid, enforceable,

and applicable to the issue raised in this appeal. 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, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc)

(appeal waiver will be enforced if appeal falls within scope of waiver, defendant

knowingly and voluntarily entered into waiver and plea agreement, and enforcing

waiver would not result in miscarriage of justice).

We have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.

75 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal falling outside the scope

of the appeal waiver. Accordingly, we grant the government’s motion, dismiss the

appeal based on the appeal waiver, and grant counsel leave to withdraw.

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