United States v. Carl Bernard

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 15 2013 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 10-10219 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:08-CR-00463-JSW-1 v. MEMORANDUM* CARL BERNARD, AKA: CARL BENARD Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding Submitted October 7, 2013** San Francisco, California Before: D.W. NELSON, M. SMITH, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges. Carl Benard1 (“Benard”) appeals his guilty plea and sentence of 188 months for one count of possession of five or more grams of crack cocaine/cocaine base * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 1 The appellant’s last name is “Benard,” but the parties and the pleading captions persistently refer to the appellant as “Bernard.” with intent to distribute. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm. Benard’s plea and plea agreement bar this appeal. United States v. Jeronimo, 398 F.3d 1149, 1152–53 (9th Cir. 2011). The record establishes that his plea and corresponding waiver of his right to appeal was knowing and voluntary. United States v. Rahman, 642 F.3d 1257, 1260 (9th Cir. 2011). AFFIRMED. 2