FILED
United States Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
April 29, 2010
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
Elisabeth A. Shumaker
Clerk of Court
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. No. 10-3010
(D.C. No. 5:05-CV-40095-JAR-1)
BO CHENG FENG, (D. Kan.)
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Before LUCERO, TYMKOVICH, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.
Defendant Bo Cheng Feng pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute
controlled substances, namely cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine, and marijuana,
in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a) and (b)(1)(A), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. He
was sentenced to 144 months’ imprisonment, as agreed to by the parties in the
plea agreement. Mot. to Enforce, Attach. at 11. Pursuant to the plea agreement,
*
This panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not
materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2);
10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral
argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited,
however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and
10th Cir. R. 32.1.
Mr. Feng waived “any right to appeal or collaterally attack any matter in
connection with this prosecution, [his] conviction, or the components of the
sentence to be imposed herein . . . ” unless the court “depart[ed] upwards from the
applicable sentencing guideline range determined by the court.” Id. at 13-14.
The sentence was within the applicable guideline range determined by the court.
Notwithstanding his appeal waiver, Mr. Feng filed a notice of appeal
seeking to challenge his sentence. In response, the government has filed a motion
to enforce the appeal waiver in the plea agreement pursuant to United States v.
Hahn, 359 F.3d 1315, 1325 (10th Cir. 2004) (en banc) (per curiam). Mr. Feng’s
attorney filed a response stating her belief that there are no meritorious grounds
upon which Mr. Feng can appeal his sentence or urge denial of the government’s
motion to enforce the appeal waiver, and that it was her intention to file an
Anders brief in this matter. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967)
(authorizing counsel to request permission to withdraw where counsel
conscientiously examines a case and determines that an appeal would be wholly
frivolous). This court gave Mr. Feng an opportunity to file a pro se response to
the motion to enforce, see id., but to date, he has not responded.
Under Anders, we have conducted an independent review and examination
of the motion to enforce. See id. This court will enforce a criminal defendant’s
waiver of his right to appeal so long as the following three conditions are met:
(1) “the disputed appeal falls within the scope of the waiver of appellate rights,”
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(2) the defendant’s waiver of his appellate rights was knowing and voluntary, and
(3) enforcing the waiver will not result in a miscarriage of justice. Hahn,
359 F.3d 1315, 1325 (10th Cir. 2004). We have reviewed the plea agreement, the
transcripts of the plea and sentencing hearings, and the response from Mr. Feng’s
counsel, and we conclude that the Hahn factors have been satisfied.
Accordingly, we GRANT the government’s motion to enforce the appeal
waiver in the plea agreement, and DISMISS the appeal.
ENTERED FOR THE COURT
PER CURIAM
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