# U n i t e d S t a t e s C o u r t o f A pp e a l s

For the Eig hth Circu it

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No . 2 0 -3 4 74

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Nat h an i el L. W i l s o n

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Ap p eal fro m

Un i t ed St at es Di s t ri ct Co u rt
fo r t h e W es t ern Di s t ri ct o f M i s s o u ri - Kan s as Ci t y

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Su b m i t t ed : J u ne 1 6 , 2 02 1
Fi led : J u n e 1 8, 2 0 21 [Un pu b l is h ed ]

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Befo re LOKEN, GRUENDER, an d KELLY, Ci rcu i t J u d g es

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PER CURIAM

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Nat h an i el W i l s o n ap p eal s t h e s en t en ce t h e d i s tri ct co u rt 1 im po s ed aft er h e

p l ead ed g u i l ty t o t h reat en i n g a fed eral l aw en fo rcem en t o ffi cer, p u r s u a n t t o a p l ea

1 Th e Ho n o rab le Dav i d Greg o ry Kay s, Un i t ed St at e s Di s t ri ct J u dg e fo r t h e W es t ern Di s t ri ct o f M is s o u ri

.ag reem en t co n t ai n i n g an ap p eal w a i v e r

. S ee Un i t ed S ta t es v. Her n a n d

ez , 2 8 1 F.3 d

7 4 6

, 7 4 9 (8 t h Ci r. 2 0 0 2 ) (s t at i n g t h at i n g en eral

, an i n effect i ve-as s i s t an ce cl ai m i s n ot

co g ni zab l e o n d i rect ap peal an d i s p r o p e r l y rai s ed i n a 2 8 U.S.C. § 2 25 5 act i o n ).

Co u n s el h as m o v ed fo r l eav e t o wi t h draw, an d h as fi l ed a b ri ef u nd er An d er s v.

Ca l if o r n i a , 3 8 6 U.S. 7 3 8 (1 9 6 7 ), ch al l en g i ng t h e su b st an t i v e reas o n ab l en es s o f

W i ls o n ’s s en t en ce. W i l s o n h as fi l ed a p ro s e b ri ef i n wh i ch h e al s o ch al l en g es t h e

s en t en ce, an d co n t en ds t hat co u n s el d i d no t p ro p erl y d efen d h i m i n t h e di s t ri ct co u rt

.

W e co ncl u d e t h at t h e ap p eal wai ver i s v al i d, en fo rcea b l e , an d ap p l i cab l e to

W i ls o n ’ s ch al l en g e t o h i s s en t en ce. S ee Un i t ed S t a t es v. S

co t t

, 6 2 7 F.3 d 7 0 2

, 7 0 4 (8 th

Ci r. 2 0 10 ) (s t at i n g th at t h i s co u rt rev i ews d e n o v o th e v al id i t y an d ap p li cab il i t y o f an

ap p eal w ai v er); Un i t ed S t a tes v. An d i s , 3 3 3 F.3 d 8 86

, 8 8 9 -9 2 (8 t h Ci r. 2 0 0 3 ) (en

b a n c ) (s t at i n g th at an ap p eal w ai v er wi l l b e en fo rced i f t h e ap p eal fal ls wi t h i n t h e

s co p e o f t h e wai v er, t h e d efen d an t k n o wi n g ly an d v o l u n t ari l y en t ered i n t o t h e p l ea

ag reem en t an d t h e wai ver, an d en fo rci ng t he wai v er wo u l d n o t res u l t i n a m i s carri ag e

o f ju s t i ce). To t h e ex t en t W il s o n i n ten d ed t o rai s e a cl ai m o f i n effect iv e as s i s t an ce

o f co u n s el

, we d ecl i n e t o ad d res s i t o n d i rect ap p eal

. S ee Her na n d

ez , 2 8 1 F.3 d at 7 4 9.

H a v i n g i n d ep en d en t l y rev i ewed t he reco rd p u rs u an t t o Pen s o n v. Oh i o , 4 8 8

U.S. 7 5 (1 9 8 8 ), we fi n d n o n o nfri v o l o u s i ss u es fo r ap p eal o u t s i d e t he s co p e o f t h e

ap p eal wai v e r

. A cco rd i n g l y , w e g ran t co u ns el l eav e t o wi t h d raw an d di s m i s s t h i s

ap p eal

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