Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Demetrius McCALISTER, also known as Meechie, also known as Lil'D, also known as Meechie Loc, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-06-07
Citations: 509 F. App'x 555
Docket Number: No. 12-3722
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Demetrius McCALISTER, also known as Meechie, also known as Lil’D, also known as Meechie Loc, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before LOKEN, MELLOY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 509
Pages: 555–555

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Demetrius McCALISTER, also known as Meechie, also known as Lil’D, also known as Meechie Loc, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-3722.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: June 7, 2013.
Filed: June 7, 2013.
Michael A. Reilly, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Saint Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee.
Lucille Gardner Liggett, Assistant, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.
Demetrius McCalister, Marion, IL, pro se.
Before LOKEN, MELLOY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Demetrius McCalister directly appeals the sentence the district court imposed after he pled guilty to charges involving drugs and firearms. 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), acknowledging that McCalister entered into a plea agreement containing an appeal waiver, but arguing that the district court, having granted a downward variance, abused its discretion by not imposing a more lenient sentence.
Upon careful review, this court concludes that the appeal waiver is enforceable. See United States v. Jennings, 662 F.3d 988, 990 (8th Cir.2011) (court should enforce appeal waiver if both waiver and plea agreement were entered into knowingly and voluntarily, appeal is within waiver's scope, and no miscarriage of justice would result); see also United States v. Azure, 571 F.3d 769, 772 (8th Cir.2009) (de novo review of whether defendant waived right to appeal sentence). Having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), this court finds no nonfrivolous issues outside the scope of the appeal waiver.
The appeal is dismissed, and counsel's motion to withdraw is granted.
. The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.