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Parties Involved:
Ernest Andrew Britten
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-2087

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Ernest Andrew Britten

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - Joplin

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 Submitted: November 28, 2016

Filed: December 1, 2016 

[Unpublished]

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Before SHEPHERD, ARNOLD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Ernest Britten appeals the sentence the district court imposed after he pleaded 1

guilty to a child-pornography charge. His counsel has moved to withdraw and filed

a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). 

The Honorable Stephen R. Bough, United States District Judge for the

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Western District of Missouri.

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Britten pleaded guilty after entering into a written plea agreement containing

an appeal waiver. We conclude that the appeal waiver is enforceable. 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, 890-92 (8th

Cir. 2003) (en banc) (discussing enforcement of appeal waivers). Furthermore, we

have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988),

and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s

motion and dismiss this appeal.

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