Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard W. HOWARD III, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-05-02
Citations: 275 F. App'x 568
Docket Number: No. 07-1884
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard W. HOWARD III, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 275
Pages: 568–569

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard W. HOWARD III, Appellant.
No. 07-1884.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: April 29, 2008.
Filed: May 2, 2008.
Thomas J. Wright, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Sioux Falls, SD, for Appellee.
Scott Thomas Kuck, Kuck Law Firm, Aberdeen, SD, for Appellant.
Richard W. Howard III, Sioux Falls, SD, pro se.
Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Richard W. Howard III (Howard) appeals the 84-month prison sentence the district court imposed upon him after Howard pled guilty to engaging in a sexual act with someone who was physically un able to comprehend or resist the sexual act, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1158, 2242(2), and 2246(2)(A). Howard's counsel 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), challenging the reasonableness of Howard's sentence.
Howard pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement containing a waiver of any right to appeal, except Howard could challenge the reasonableness of his sentence if the court imposed a sentence above the applicable advisory Guidelines imprisonment range. The district court did not sentence Howard above the applicable Guidelines range and in fact sentenced him at the bottom of the range with additional credit for the time he had served in tribal custody. We now enforce the appeal waiver because the record establishes Howard knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea agreement and waiver; the appeal falls within the scope of the waiver; and no injustice would result from enforcing the waiver. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir.2003) (en banc) (discussing enforceability of appeal waiver); United States v. Estrada-Bahena, 201 F.3d 1070, 1071 (8th Cir.2000) (per curiam) (enforcing appeal waiver in Anders case).
Having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal beyond the scope of the waiver. Therefore, we affirm Howard's sentence, dismiss the appeal, and grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
. The Honorable Charles B. Kornmann, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota.