United States of America v. Steven Luepker

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-3003
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Steven Luepker
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: June 11, 2026
Filed: June 16, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, KELLY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Steven Luepker appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he
pleaded guilty to a child pornography offense, pursuant to a plea agreement
1The Honorable Sarah E. Pitlyk, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.

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containing an appeal waiver. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has
filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the
substantive reasonableness of the sentence and a condition of supervised release
prohibiting him from possessing a computer.
Upon careful review, we conclude 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) (validity and applicability of an appeal waiver is reviewed
de novo); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-94 (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; supervised
release conditions are not subject to review in face of valid appeal waiver unless
based on constitutionally impermissible factor). We have also 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 grant
counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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