Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamane J. SMITH, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-01-03
Citations: 674 F. App'x 589
Docket Number: No. 16-2545
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamane J. SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 674
Pages: 589–590

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamane J. SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-2545
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: December 28, 2016
Filed: January 3, 2017
Travis D. Poindexter, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO (Laine Car-darella, Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.
Jamane J. Smith, Pollack, LA, pro se.
Rudolph R. Rhodes IV, Asst. U.S. Atfy., Kansas City, MO, for appellee.
Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Jamane Smith appeals from the judgment of the District Court imposing sentence after he pleaded guilty to robbery and firearm charges. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), arguing that the court imposed a substantively unreasonable sentence. Smith has filed a pro se brief challenging the court's conclusion that he was a career offender under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines § 4B1.1. He has also filed a motion requesting that his appeal be held in abeyance pending an anticipated Supreme Court decision.
Smith pleaded guilty after entering into a written plea agreement containing an appeal waiver. Notwithstanding the assertions made by counsel and Smith, we conclude that the appeal waiver is enforceable. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (standard of review); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 890-92 (8th- Cir.) (en banc) (discussing the enforcement of appeal waivers), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 997, 124 S.Ct. 501, 157 L.Ed.2d 398 (2003); see also United States v. Lumpkins, 687 F.3d 1011, 1014-15 (8th Cir. 2012) (enforcing an appeal waiver in an analogous case), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 133 S.Ct. 1612, 185 L.Ed.2d 599 (2013).
We have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal. We grant counsel's motion to withdraw, deny Smith's motion, and dismiss this appeal.
. The Honorable Greg Kays, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri,