United States v. Dereone Williams, No. 24-2199 (8th Cir. 2024)

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 24-2199 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Dereone Williams lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________ Submitted: December 19, 2024 Filed: December 24, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SMITH, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Dereone Williams appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he pled guilty to a firearm offense, pursuant to a written plea agreement containing an 1 The Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. appeal waiver. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the procedural reasonableness of the sentence. Upon careful review, we conclude that 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) (validity and applicability of an appeal waiver are reviewed de novo); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (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 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 to withdraw, and dismiss this appeal. ______________________________ -2-

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