United States of America v. Jesus R. Sanchez-Meza

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-1357
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United States of America,
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee,
v.
Jesus R. Sanchez-Meza,
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant.
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Submitted: June 21, 2023
Filed: July 10, 2023
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jesus Sanchez-Meza appeals a sentence imposed by the district court1 after he
pleaded guilty to a drug offense pursuant to a binding plea agreement that contained
1The Honorable John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge for the District
of Nebraska.

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an appeal waiver. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief under
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that enforcing the appeal waiver
would result in a miscarriage of justice, and that the sentence was unreasonable.
Upon careful review, we conclude that the appeal waiver is valid, enforceable, and
applicable to the issues raised in this appeal, and that 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).
We have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.
75 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal falling outside the scope
of the waiver. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal based on the appeal waiver, and
we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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