United States of America v. Carrie Little

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-3568
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Carrie Little
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: May 28, 2025
Filed: June 2, 2025
[Unpublished]
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Before BENTON, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Carrie Little appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after she pled
guilty to a sex offense under a written plea agreement containing an appeal waiver.
1The Honorable John A. Ross, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.

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Her counsel has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the sentence is substantively
unreasonable.
We conclude that the appeal waiver is valid, enforceable, and applicable to the
issue raised in this appeal. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir.
2010) (validity and applicability of an appeal waiver are reviewed de novo); United
States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (appeal waiver will
be enforced if the appeal falls within the scope of the waiver, the defendant
knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea agreement and the waiver, and
enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice).
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 grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and dismiss this
appeal.
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