United States v. Carlos Rosas, No. 19-2917 (8th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Loken, Erickson and Stras, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. Anders case. Appeal waiver enforced and appeal dismissed.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-2917 ___________________________ United States lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Carlos Rosas lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: April 16, 2020 Filed: April 21, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Carlos Rosas pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). As part of his plea agreement, he waived his right to appeal unless, as relevant here, the sentence exceeded the statutory maximum. The district court 1 gave him a 60-month sentence, which is below the statutory maximum. See id. § 924(a)(2). In an Anders brief, Rosas’s counsel raises the substantive reasonableness of the sentence as a potential issue on appeal and requests permission to withdraw. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). We review the validity and applicability of an appeal waiver de novo. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702, 704 (8th Cir. 2010). Upon careful review, we conclude that the appeal waiver is enforceable and that it is applicable to the issue raised on appeal. See United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889–92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (explaining that an 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). We have also independently reviewed the record and conclude that no other non-frivolous issues exist. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and grant counsel permission to withdraw. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Greg Kays, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-
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