United States of America v. Tjuan Thompson

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-3302
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Tjuan Thompson
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: July 30, 2026
Filed: August 4, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, L.R. SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Tjuan Thompson appeals after he pled guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement
containing an appeal waiver, to possessing a firearm as a felon, and the district court1
imposed a sentence within the United States Sentencing Guidelines range. His
1 The Honorable Sarah E. Pitlyk, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.

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counsel has moved for leave to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), discussing the voluntariness of the plea and the reasonableness
of the sentence. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court dismisses
the appeal based on the appeal waiver.
Upon careful review, this court concludes that the appeal waiver is valid,
enforceable, and applicable to the issues raised in this appeal. See United States v.
Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (standard of review); United States v. Andis,
333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (appeal waiver will be enforced if
appeal falls within waiver’s scope, defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into
plea agreement and waiver, and enforcing waiver would not result in miscarriage of
justice).
Having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75 (1988), this court finds no non-frivolous issues for appeal outside the scope
of the appeal waiver.
The appeal is dismissed, and counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.
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