Case Name: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nefer Raul ARIZA Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-01-31
Citations: 674 F. App'x 597
Docket Number: No. 16-1742
Parties: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nefer Raul ARIZA Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before LOKEN, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 674
Pages: 597–597

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nefer Raul ARIZA Defendant-Appellant
No. 16-1742
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: January 26, 2017
Filed: January 31, 2017
James Sanderson Alexander, LeeAnn K Bell, Michael L. Cheever, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Nefer Raul Ariza, Pro Se
Before LOKEN, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
After pleading guilty to a drug offense, Nefer Ariza appeals .the district court's below-Guidelines sentence. 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).
We conclude that Ariza'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, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (appeal waiver will be enforced if appeal falls within scope of waiver, defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into waiver and plea agreement, and enforcing waiver would not result in miscarriage of justice). Having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 76, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
. The Honorable Michael J. Davis, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.