Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-07-27 16:01:48.646142+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                             For the Eighth Circuit
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                                 No. 23-1431
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                              United States of America

                         lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

                                            v.

                                James Leonard Miller

                       lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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                     Appeal from United States District Court
                   for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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                              Submitted: July 24, 2023
                                Filed: July 27, 2023
                                   [Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

     James Miller appeals the within-Guidelines-range sentence the district court1
imposed after he pleaded guilty to drug and firearm charges pursuant to a written plea

      1
       The Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
agreement containing an appeal waiver. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has
filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the
reasonableness of the sentence.

      Upon careful review, we conclude that the appeal waiver is valid, enforceable,
and applicable to the issue raised in this appeal. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d
702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (reviewing de novo validity and applicability of appeal
waiver); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc)
(enforcing appeal waiver 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). Further, having independently reviewed the
record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for
appeal outside the scope of the appeal waiver.

     Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal based on the appeal waiver, and we grant
counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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