United States v. Joshua Roberts

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States v. Joshua Roberts, 377 F. App'x 566 (8th Cir. 2010)

United States v. Joshua Roberts

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Joshua Roberts was charged with conspiring to manufacture 5 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B) and 846. He pleaded guilty in accord with a written plea agreement, which contained an appeal waiver. The district court 1 sentenced Roberts to 262 months in prison, the bottom of the advisory Guidelines range. On appeal, counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and seeks to withdraw.

We will enforce the appeal waiver in this case because Roberts’s appeal falls within the scope of the waiver, the record shows the requisite knowledge and voluntariness, and enforcing the appeal waiver would not constitute a miscarriage of justice. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (court should enforce appeal waiver and dismiss appeal where appeal falls within scope of waiver, both plea agreement and waiver were entered into knowingly and voluntarily, and no miscarriage of justice would result); see also United States v. Estrada-Bahena, 201 F.3d 1070, 1071 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (enforcing appeal waiver in Anders case).

Having independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issue not covered by the waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw, and we dismiss this appeal.

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. The Honorable Linda R. Reade, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joshua James ROBERTS, Appellant
Status
Unpublished