James Newport v. U.S. Dept. of Labor

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 10-2782
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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.
Carlos Humberto Herrera, *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Appellant. *
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Submitted: November 30, 2010
Filed: December 08, 2010
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Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
After Carlos Herrera pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute at
least 100 kilograms of a mixture or substance containing marijuana, the district court 1
sentenced him to 80 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release. This appeal
followed in which counsel seeks leave to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Herrera has filed a supplemental brief.
1The Honorable Gregory Kays, United States District Court for the Western
District of Missouri.

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The written plea agreement in this case contains an appeal waiver, and we will
enforce it: the transcript of Herrera’s plea hearing shows that his plea was knowing,
voluntary, and entered into with full knowledge of the appeal waiver; the arguments
raised on appeal fall within the scope of the waiver; and enforcing the waiver would
not cause a miscarriage of justice. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92
(8th Cir. 2003) (en banc).
Finally, having reviewed the record independently pursuant to Penson v. Ohio,
488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal outside the scope
of the appeal waiver. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal, and we grant counsel’s
motion to withdraw, subject to counsel informing Herrera about procedures for
seeking rehearing or filing a petition for certiorari.
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