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Parties Involved:
Markeith Deshun Thomas
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-1469

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Markeith Deshun Thomas

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock

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 Submitted: August 2, 2016

Filed: August 8, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before LOKEN, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Markeith Deshun Thomas directly appeals the sentence imposed by the district

court1

 after he pled guilty to possessing and selling stolen firearms in violation of 18

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The Honorable J. Leon Holmes, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Arkansas.

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U.S.C. §§ 922(j) and 924(a)(2). His counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief

under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.

§ 1291, this court dismisses the appeal. 

Thomas’s appeal waiver should be enforced and prevents consideration of his

claim. 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,

889-90 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (court should enforce appeal waiver and dismiss

appeal where it falls within scope of waiver, plea agreement and waiver were entered

into knowingly and voluntarily, and no miscarriage of justice would result). An

independent review of the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), reveals

no non-frivolous issues for appeal.

The appeal is dismissed and counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.

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