Mayra Dominguez-Cortez v. Michael B. Mukasey

1The Honorable Richard E. Dorr, United States District Judge for the Western
District of Missouri.
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 08-3009
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United States of America, *
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Appellee, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the
* Western District of Missouri.
Michael Conner, *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Appellant. *
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Submitted: October 8, 2009
Filed: October 14, 2009
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Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Michael Conner appeals the sentence the district court 1 imposed after Conner
pled guilty to possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 2252A(a)(5) and (b)(2). Conner’s counsel filed a brief under Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the application of a four level United States
Sentencing Guidelines § 2G2.2(b)(4) enhancement to Conner’s offense level, and
requesting permission to withdraw. This challenge falls within the scope of the appeal
waiver contained in Conner’s plea agreement. Because the record shows Conner’s

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plea was knowing and voluntary, and because we see nothing to suggest enforcement
of the waiver would result in a miscarriage of justice, we enforce the appeal waiver
in this case. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en
banc) (holding a court will enforce an appeal waiver in a plea agreement when the
appeal falls within the scope of the waiver, both the waiver and the plea agreement
were entered into knowingly and voluntarily, and enforcing the waiver would not
result in a miscarriage of justice).
We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we dismiss the appeal.
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