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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
William Dean Waddell
Appellant

Document Text:

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The Honorable James E. Gritzner, United States District Judge for the Southern

District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-3977

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Southern District of Iowa.

William Dean Waddell, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: February 7, 2007

Filed: February 14, 2007

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Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

William Dean Waddell appeals the sentence the district court1

 imposed after he

pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute at least 500 grams of a

methamphetamine mixture, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846,

and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime,

in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). Waddell has filed a motion for appointment

of counsel; his counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738

(1967), in which he seeks leave to withdraw.

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Waddell’s written plea agreement contains a valid appeal waiver which

encompasses the argument that counsel raises on appeal, and we conclude that the

waiver is enforceable and that enforcing it would not cause a miscarriage of justice.

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

(discussing enforceability of appeal waiver); see also United States v. Estrada-Bahena,

201 F.3d 1070, 1071 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (enforcing appeal waiver in Anders

case).

Further, having reviewed the record independently pursuant to Penson v. Ohio,

488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), for any nonfrivolous issues not covered by the appeal waiver,

we find none. Accordingly, we enforce the waiver and dismiss this appeal. We also

deny Waddell’s motion for appointment of counsel, and we grant counsel leave to

withdraw.

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