Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Morgan LITTLETON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-12-21
Citations: 626 F. App'x 197
Docket Number: No. 15-2163
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Morgan LITTLETON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 626
Pages: 197–197

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Morgan LITTLETON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-2163.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Dec. 18, 2015.
Filed: Dec. 21, 2015.
Anita L. Burns, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO (Laine Cardarel-la, Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.
Teresa A. Moore, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, for appellee.
Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Morgan Lee Littleton directly appeals the sentence imposed by the district court after he pled guilty to producing child pornography. 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 sentence was unreasonable. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court dismisses the appeal.
Littleton's appeal waiver should be enforced and prevents consideration of his claim. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir.2010) (de novo review of validity and applicability of appeal waiver); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-90 (8th Cir.2003) (en banc) (court should enforce appeal waiver and dismiss appeal where it falls within scope of waiver, plea agreement and waiver were entered into knowingly and voluntarily, and no miscarriage of justice would result). An independent review of the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75,109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), reveals no nonfriv-olous issues for appeal.
The appeal is dismissed and counsel's motion to withdraw is granted.
. The Honorable Gary A. Fenner, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.