UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-4618
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN GOIN,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Lynchburg. Norman K. Moon, District
Judge. (6:07-cr-00031-nkm-5)
Submitted: June 3, 2009 Decided: June 30, 2009
Before MICHAEL, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Shannon L. Taylor, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Julia C.
Dudley, United States Attorney, Jean B. Hudson, Assistant United
States Attorney, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Christopher Stephen Goin pled guilty, pursuant to a
written plea agreement, to one count of conspiracy to possess
with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine,
in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (2006), and was sentenced to the
statutory mandatory minimum of 120 months in prison. On appeal,
Goin seeks to challenge the reasonableness of his sentence. The
Government argues that Goin’s appeal is barred by his waiver of
the right to appeal included in the plea agreement. Upon review
of the plea agreement and the transcript of the Fed. R. Crim. P.
11 hearing, we conclude that Goin knowingly and voluntarily
waived his right to appeal his sentence, and that his challenge
to the reasonableness of his sentence is within the scope of the
waiver. United States v. Blick, 408 F.3d 162, 168 (4th Cir.
2005). Accordingly, we dismiss Goin’s appeal. We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
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