Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Pierre STARKS, also known as Pep, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-02-25
Citations: 311 F. App'x 935
Docket Number: No. 07-3300, 07-3410
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Pierre STARKS, also known as Pep, Appellant.
Judges: Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 311
Pages: 935–935

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Pierre STARKS, also known as Pep, Appellant.
No. 07-3300, 07-3410.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Feb. 4, 2009.
Filed: Feb. 25, 2009.
James C. Delworth, Dean R. Hoag, U.S. Attorney’s Office, St. Louis, MO, for Ap-pellee.
Steven C. Edelman, Edelman & Edel-man, St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.
Pierre Starks, Terre Haute, IN, pro se.
Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Pierre Starks appeals the 188-month prison sentence the district court imposed after he pleaded guilty to three drug charges. In these appeals, Starks's counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), arguing that Starks's sentence was unreasonable.
Upon careful review, we conclude that these appeals fall within the scope of a valid appeal waiver that was contained in Starks's written plea agreement, that he knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea agreement and the appeal waiver, and that enforcing the appeal waiver would not cause a miscarriage of justice. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir.2003) (en banc) (discussing enforceability of appeal waiver); see also United States v. Estrada-Bahena, 201 F.3d 1070, 1071 (8th Cir.2000) (per curiam) (enforcing appeal waiver in Anders case).
After reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), and finding no non-frivolous issues not covered by the waiver, we enforce the waiver and dismiss these appeals. We grant counsel's motion to withdraw on condition that counsel inform Starks about the procedures for filing petitions for rehearing and for cer-tiorari.
. The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.