United States of America v. Aaron Byrd

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 16-3731
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Aaron Byrd
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: May 17, 2017
Filed: June 2, 2017
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Aaron Byrd directly appeals the within-Sentencing Guidelines sentence
imposed by the district court after he pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy offense,1
The Honorable Gary A. Fenner, United States District Judge for the Western1
District of Missouri.

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pursuant to a written plea agreement that contained a waiver of the right to appeal his
conviction and sentence except on enumerated grounds. Byrd’s counsel has moved
to withdraw, and in a brief filed under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
counsel challenges the sentence as substantively unreasonable and contests the
application of certain Guidelines enhancements.
We will enforce the appeal waiver in this case, because our review of the
record demonstrates that Byrd entered into the plea agreement and the appeal waiver
knowingly and voluntarily; the arguments presented fall within the scope of the
appeal waiver; and no miscarriage of justice would result from enforcing the waiver.
See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc). Having
independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find
no nonfrivolous issues for appeal falling outside the scope of the appeal waiver.
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we dismiss this
appeal.
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