United States of America v. L.C. Myrick

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 26-1520
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
L.C. Myrick
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: July 27, 2026
Filed: July 30, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before ERICKSON, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
L.C. Myrick appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pled guilty
to a firearm offense pursuant to a plea agreement with an appeal waiver. His counsel
1The Honorable David Gregory Kays, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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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.
Upon careful review, 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) (de novo review); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-
92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (waiver will be enforced if appeal falls within the scope
of waiver, defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into waiver and plea
agreement, and enforcing waiver would not result in miscarriage of justice; allegation
that court abused discretion not subject to appeal in face of valid waiver). No
miscarriage of justice will result from enforcing the appeal waiver. Hunter v. United
States, 146 S. Ct. 1702, 1713 (2026).
We have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.
75 (1988), and have found no nonfrivolous issues outside the scope of the waiver.
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and dismiss this appeal.
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