Steven McCoy v. USA

1The Honorable Charles R. Wolle, United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Iowa.
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 01-1367
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United States of America, *
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Appellee, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the Southern
* District of Iowa.
Vincent O. Robinson, also known as *
Vince O. Robinson, * [UNPUBLISHED]
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Appellant. *
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Submitted: August 17, 2001
Filed: August 22, 2001
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Before McMILLIAN, BEAM, and BYE, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Vincent O. Robinson pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy offense in violation of
21 U.S.C. § 846. He did not file a direct appeal but brought various post-conviction
motions. Ultimately, the district court1 administratively closed his case and denied his
motions to set aside the closure. This appeal followed, in which the government has
moved to dismiss the appeal. As part of his plea agreement, Robinson waived his right
to “contest his conviction . . . or the sentence imposed [t]herein in any post-conviction

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proceedings.” Robinson does not challenge the voluntariness of his plea, and having
reviewed the record and plea transcript independently, we conclude that the waiver of
post-conviction proceedings was knowing and voluntary. See DeRoo v. United States,
223 F.3d 919, 923 (8th Cir. 2000).
Accordingly, we dismiss Robinson’s appeal. See United States v. His Law, 85
F.3d 379, 379 (8th Cir.1996) (per curiam). The remaining pending motions are denied
except that we direct the clerk to seal the appellate record.
A true copy.
Attest:
CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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