Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lamar Decarlo RODRIGUEZ, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-12-21
Citations: 258 F. App'x 910
Docket Number: No. 07-1720
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lamar Decarlo RODRIGUEZ, Appellant.
Judges: Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 258
Pages: 910–911

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lamar Decarlo RODRIGUEZ, Appellant.
No. 07-1720.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Dec. 20, 2007.
Filed: Dec. 21, 2007.
Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Lamar Rodriguez appeals the sentence the district court imposed after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B) and 846, and possessing a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). His counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).
We enforce the appeal waiver contained in Rodriguez's written plea agreement. The record indicates that Rodriguez entered into the agreement and the waiver knowingly and voluntarily; and we conclude that this appeal falls within the scope of the waiver, and that enforcing the waiver will not result in a miscarriage of justice. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 890-92 (8th Cir.2003) (en banc); United States v. Estrada-Bahena, 201 F.3d 1070, 1071 (8th Cir.2000) (per curiam).
Reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues beyond the scope of the waiver.
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal, and we grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
. The Honorable Richard H. Kyle, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.