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Que n t i n Tho m

ps on di rect ly ap pe al s aft er he pl ead ed gu il ty, pu rs ua nt to a writ te n pl ea ag reem en t, to a dr ug -co ns pi racy of fen se , an d th e di st ric t co ur t se nt en ced 1

The Hon or ab le Je an C. Ham il to n, Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e East ern 1 Dis tri ct of M is so ur i.h i m t o 2 35 m on th s in pr is on , wi th in th e cal cu la te d ad vi so ry Gui de li ne s ran ge

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i l e d a br ie f un de r And ers v. Cal ifo rn ia , 38 6 U.S. 73 8 (1 96 7) , arg ui ng th at th e pr i s o n te rm is un reas on ab le , an d req ue st in g le av e to wit hd raw as co un se l. The go ve rn m en t ha s m ov e d t o di sm is s th e ap pe al ba se d on an ap pe al waiv er

co nt ai ne d in Tho m

ps on ’s pl ea ag reem en t. Tho m ps on ha s fil ed nu m ero us pr o se

m ot io ns , in cl ud in g a m ot io n fo r an ex te ns io n of ti m e to fil e a su pp le m en ta l br ie f. W e de ny th is m ot io n as m oo t b ecau se th is co ur t ha s fil ed Tho m ps on ’s su pp le m en ta l br ie f, in whi ch he arg ue s th at (1 ) th e d is tri ct co ur t er ro ne ou sl y ap pl ie d a se nt en ci ng

en ha nc em en t fo r be in g a m an ag er or su pe rv is or of th e co ns pi racy; an d (2 ) inf or m at io n

us ed to pro se cu te hi m

was o bt ai ne d i n v io la ti on of h is Fo ur th Am en dm en t ri gh ts

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ul rev ie w, we co nc lu de th at al l of th e is su es rai se d on ap pe al ar e wit hi n th e sc op e of th e ap pe al waiv er, th at Th o mp s o n e n te red in to bo th th e pl ea ag reem en t an d th e ap pe al waiv er kn owi ng ly an d v ol un ta ril y , and th at en fo rci ng th e waiv er w i l l n ot res ul t in a m is carr ia ge of jus ti ce. See Uni te d St at es v. And is , 33 3 F.3 d 88 6, 88 9- 92 (8 th Ci r. 20 03 ) (en ba nc ) (cri te ria fo r en fo rci ng ap pe al waiv er); se e al so Bl ack le dg e v. All is on , 43 1 U.S. 63 , 74 (1 97 7) (s ol em n de cl arat io ns in op en co ur t

carr y st ro ng pr es um

pt io n of ve rit y ); Uni te d St at es v. Est rad a-Ba he na , 20 1 F.3 d 10 70 , 10 71 (8 th Ci r. 20 00 ) (p er cu ria m ) (en fo rci n g a p p e al waiv er in And ers cas e). In ad di ti on , we ha ve rev ie wed th e reco rd in de pe nd en tl y un de r Pen so n v. Ohi o, 48 8 U.S. 75 , 80 (1 98 8) , an d we ha ve fo un d no no nf riv ol ou s is su es fo r ap pe al ou ts id e th e sc op e of th e ap pe al waiv er.

Acco rd in gl y , we de ny as m oo t Tho m ps on ’s m ot io n fo r an ex te ns io n of ti m e to fil e a su pp le m en ta l br ie f, an d we de ny al l of hi s rem ai ni ng pr o se m ot io ns

. W e gr an t th e go ve rn m en t’s pe nd in g m ot io n, an d th eref or e di sm is s th e ap pe al

. Fi na ll y , we gr an t

co un se l le av e to wit hd raw, su bjec t to co un se l in fo rm in g Tho m ps on ab ou t pr oc ed ur es fo r se ek in g re he ari ng or f il in g a pe ti ti on for cert io rari

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