Case Name: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Michael KNIGHT Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-07-24
Citations: 693 F. App'x 478
Docket Number: No. 16-3670
Parties: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Michael KNIGHT Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 693
Pages: 478–479

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Michael KNIGHT Defendant-Appellant
No. 16-3670
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: July 19, 2017
Filed: July 24, 2017
Bruce E. Clark, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Michael Knight, Pro Se
Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this direct criminal appeal, Michael Knight challenges the sentence the district court imposed after he pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges, pursuant to a written plea agreement. His counsel has moved to withdraw and submitted a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), raising the reasonableness of the sentence.
We conclude that the appeal waiver is enforceable, because our review of the record demonstrates that Knight entered into the plea agreement and the appeal waiver knowingly and voluntarily, see Nguyen v. United States, 114 F.3d 699, 703 (8th Cir. 1997); the argument falls within the scope of the waiver; and no miscarriage of justice would result from enforcing the waiver, see United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (de novo review); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 890-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc). Furthermore, we have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal outside the scope of the waiver.
Accordingly, we grant counsel's motion, and we dismiss this appeal.
. The Honorable Roseann A. Ketchmark, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.