U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2019

United States v. Corey Frasher

United States v. Corey Frasher
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided June 28, 2019

United States v. Corey Frasher

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 18-3353 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Corey Dean Frasher lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield ____________ Submitted: June 17, 2019 Filed: June 28, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.

Corey Frasher pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), (e), and being a felon in possession of firearms, id. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). As part of his plea agreement, he waived his right to appeal unless, as relevant here, his sentence exceeded the statutory maximum. The district court1 imposed a total sentence of 420 months in prison, which included 360 months on the sexual-exploitation count and 60 months on the firearm-possession count. Neither sentence exceeded the statutory maximum. See id. §§ 924(a)(2), 2251(e). In an Anders brief, Frasher’s counsel suggests that the total sentence is substantively unreasonable and requests permission to withdraw. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).

We review the validity and applicability of an appeal waiver de novo. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010). Upon careful review, we conclude that the appeal waiver is enforceable and that it is applicable to the issue raised on appeal. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889–92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (explaining that an appeal waiver will be enforced if the appeal falls within the scope of the waiver, the defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea agreement and the waiver, and enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice). We have also independently reviewed the record and conclude that no other non-frivolous issues exist. Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and grant counsel permission to withdraw. ______________________________

The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-

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