United States v. Ronda Easton, No. 16-4461 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Loken, Gruender and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. Anders case. Defendant's appeal waiver is valid, enforceable and applicable to the sentencing issue she raises, and the appeal is dismissed.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 16-4461 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee v. Ronda L. Easton lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield ____________ Submitted: August 31, 2017 Filed: September 6, 2017 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ 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 waiver, and the district court1 imposed a below-Guidelines-range prison term. Her 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. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-
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