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Parties Involved:
Lonnie Ray Erickson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Charles B. Kornmann, United States District Judge for the

District of South Dakota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-1395

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of South Dakota.

Lonnie Ray Erickson, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: February 7, 2006 

Filed: February 9, 2006

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Before RILEY, MAGILL, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Lonnie Ray Erickson appeals his conviction and sentence imposed by the

district court1

--after United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005), under advisory

Guidelines--following Erickson’s guilty plea to maintaining a drug house. Erickson’s

counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S.

738 (1967); Erickson has filed a pro se supplemental brief; and the government has

moved to dismiss the appeal based on an appeal waiver.

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We enforce the appeal waiver, because Erickson confirmed at the plea hearing

that his guilty plea was voluntary and knowing, the district court questioned Erickson

about the decision to enter the agreement and to waive his right to appeal the covered

issues, the arguments on appeal fall within the scope of the appeal waiver, and no

miscarriage of justice would result from enforcing the waiver. See United States v.

Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-91 (8th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 997 (2003).

Accordingly, we grant the government’s motion and dismiss this appeal. We

also grant defense counsel’s motion to withdraw. 

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