United States of America v. Jervonz L. Williams

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-2941
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Jervonz L. Williams
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 30, 2026
Filed: July 7, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before LAVENSKI R. SMITH, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jervonz Williams appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he
pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement containing an appeal waiver, to
1The Honorable Matthew T. Schelp, United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Missouri.

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attempted kidnapping, Hobbs Act robbery, and a firearm offense. His counsel has
moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), challenging a condition of supervised release and arguing that the
sentence is substantively unreasonable.
Upon careful review, we conclude the appeal waiver is 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
scope of waiver, defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into plea agreement
and waiver, and enforcing waiver would not result in miscarriage of justice). 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 appeal waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and
dismiss the appeal.
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