United States of America v. Ronda L. Easton

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 16-4461
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Ronda L. Easton
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield
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Submitted: August 31, 2017
Filed: September 6, 2017
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Ronda Easton directly appeals after she pleaded guilty to drug, firearm, and
money-laundering charges, pursuant to a plea agreement that contained an appeal

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waiver, and the district court imposed a below-Guidelines-range prison term. Her1
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, applicable, and enforceable. See
United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010) (de novo review of validity
and applicability of appeal waiver); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 890-92 (8th
Cir. 2003) (en banc) (discussing enforcement of appeal waivers). Furthermore, we
have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988),
and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal outside the scope of the appeal
waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion, and we dismiss this appeal.
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The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the1
Western District of Missouri.
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