U.S. v. MUJICA-ARANDA

Nos. 15-2174, 15-2240, 15-2441, 15-2518.

806 F.3d 999 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cesar MUJICA-ARANDA, Defendant-Appellant, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eriberto Moises Medina-Aranda, Defendant-Appellant, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Eziquel Cazares, Defendant-Appellant, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Susan Elise Prophet, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 23, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cenobio Lozano, Jr. , Harrisonville, MO, for appellant Cesar Mujica-Aranda.

W. Marcus Ermine , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, for appellants Eribetro Moises Medina-Aranda and Susan Elise Prophet.

Branden Twibell , Twibell, Johnson, Johnson, and Twibell, Springfield, MO, for appellant Eric Eziquel Cazares.

William A. (Trey) Alford III , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, for appellee in Case Nos. 15-2174 (Mujica-Aranda) and 15-2240 (Medina-Aranda).

Ami Harshad Miller , Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO, for appellee in Case No. 15-2441 (Cazares).

Daniel M. Nelson , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, for appellee in Case No. 15-2518 (Prophet).

Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and BYE, Circuit Judges.


In each of these four direct criminal appeals, the defendant-appellant filed an opening brief challenging the sentence imposed by the district court. In each case, the government has filed a Motion To Dismiss Appeal, arguing that the defendant entered into a voluntary plea agreement broadly waiving his right to appeal, the issues raised are...

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