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Parties Involved:
Emmanuel Suarez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-3620

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Emmanuel Suarez

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: June 17, 2016

Filed: June 20, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Emmanuel Suarez appeals after he pled guilty to drug and gun charges pursuant

to a plea agreement, and the district court1

 sentenced him to prison terms totaling 120

1

The Honorable E. Richard Webber, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Missouri.

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

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that Suarez’s plea was not

knowing and voluntary. We conclude that counsel’s argument presents no meritorious

basis for reversing. See United States v. Foy, 617 F.3d 1029, 1033-34 (8th Cir. 2010)

(claim that guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary is not cognizable on direct

appeal where defendant failed to present it to district court in first instance by motion

to withdraw guilty plea). Furthermore, having independently reviewed the record

pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for

appeal.

Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw, and we affirm.

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