United States of America v. Dirk J. Bedlion, also known as Dirty

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-3326
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Dirk J. Bedlion, also known as Dirty
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield
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Submitted: April 3, 2025
Filed: April 8, 2025
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Dirk Bedlion appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pled
guilty to a drug distribution offense pursuant to a plea agreement containing an appeal
1The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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waiver. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the reasonableness of the sentence and
the imposition of the sentence consecutive to a sentence in a state court case.
Upon careful review, we conclude 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) (reviewing de novo validity and applicability of appeal
waiver); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc)
(enforcing appeal waiver 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).
Having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal outside the scope of the
appeal waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw and dismiss this
appeal.
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