Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Robert LOVETT-EL, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-04-06
Citations: 638 F. App'x 579
Docket Number: No. 15-3229
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Robert LOVETT-EL, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 638
Pages: 579–579

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Robert LOVETT-EL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-3229.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: April 1, 2016.
Filed: April 6, 2016.
Michael A. Reilly, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Saint Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Teneil Kellerman, Growe & Eisen, Clayton, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.
Robert Lovett-El, Greenville, IL, pro se.
Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Robert Lovett-El directly appeals the sentence imposed by the district court after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. 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. We conclude that Lovett-El'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). Having independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and we grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
. The Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.