Case Name: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Michael A. SHEEHAN Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-02-14
Citations: 711 F. App'x 368
Docket Number: No. 17-2197
Parties: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Michael A. SHEEHAN Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before BENTON, MURPHY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 711
Pages: 368–369

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Michael A. SHEEHAN Defendant-Appellant
No. 17-2197
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: January 26, 2018
Filed: February 14, 2018
Josephine M. Larison, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Springfield, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Michael A. Sheehan, Pro Se
Before BENTON, MURPHY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Michael Sheehan directly appeals after he pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, and the district court sentenced him as an armed career criminal. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under An-ders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), questioning the reasonableness of Sheehan's sentence, but conceding that an appeal waiver in the plea agreement is applicable.
We conclude that the appeal waiver is enforceable. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (de novo review of validity and applicability of appeal waiver). Sheehan concedes that he entered into the plea agreement and the appeal waiver knowingly and voluntarily, the arguments on appeal fall within the scope of the waiver, and no miscarriage of justice would result from enforcing the waiver. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc). In addition, having independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal outside the scope of the waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsel's motion to withdraw, and we dismiss this appeal.
. The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.