United States v. Aaron Byrd

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States v. Aaron Byrd, 689 F. App'x 462 (8th Cir. 2017)

United States v. Aaron Byrd

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Aaron Byrd directly appeals the within-Sentencing Guidelines sentence imposed by the district court 1 after he pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy offense, pursuant to a written plea agreement that contained a waiver of the right to appeal his conviction and sentence except on enumerated grounds. Byrd’s counsel has moved to withdraw, and in a brief filed under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), counsel challenges the sentence as substantively unreasonable and contests the application of certain Guidelines enhancements.

We will enforce the appeal waiver in this case, because our review of the record demonstrates that Byrd entered into the plea agreement and the appeal waiver knowingly and voluntarily; the arguments presented fall within the scope of the appeal waiver; and no miscarriage of justice would result from enforcing the waiver. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc). 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 nonfriv-olous issues for appeal falling outside the scope of the appeal waiver.

Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we dismiss this appeal.

1

. The Honorable Gary A. Fenner, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Aaron BYRD Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished