United States v. Marco Zavala-Moreno , 403 F. App'x 124 ( 2010 )


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  •                      United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 10-2764
    ___________
    United States of America,                *
    *
    Appellee,                   *
    * Appeal from the United States
    v.                                 * District Court for the
    * District of Nebraska.
    Marco Zavala-Moreno,                     *
    * [UNPUBLISHED]
    Appellant.                  *
    ___________
    Submitted: December 6, 2010
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    ___________
    Before WOLLMAN, MELLOY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
    ___________
    PER CURIAM.
    Pursuant to a written plea agreement containing an appeal waiver, Marco
    Zavala-Moreno pled guilty to illegally reentering the country after deportation, in
    violation of 
    8 U.S.C. § 1326
    (a), (b)(2); possessing a firearm while illegally in the
    country, in violation of 
    18 U.S.C. §§ 922
    (g)(5), 924(a)(2); and a forfeiture count. The
    district court1 sentenced him to 51 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised
    release. On appeal, his counsel seeks to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders
    v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
     (1967), arguing that the sentence was too severe.
    1
    The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, Chief Judge, United States District Court
    for the District of Nebraska.
    We will enforce the appeal waiver because the appeal falls within the scope of
    the waiver, the record shows the requisite knowledge and voluntariness, and enforcing
    the waiver would not result in 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 it 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 reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 
    488 U.S. 75
    (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues that are not covered by the appeal
    waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw, and we dismiss the appeal.
    ______________________________
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Document Info

Docket Number: 10-2764

Citation Numbers: 403 F. App'x 124

Judges: Wollman, Melloy, Gruender

Filed Date: 12/9/2010

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024