FILED
United States Court of Appeals
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT June 30, 2017
Elisabeth A. Shumaker
Clerk of Court
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v. No. 17-6072
(D.C. No. 5:16-CR-00071-R-1)
JOSE LUIS BERNAL ANGULO, (W.D. Okla.)
Defendant - Appellant.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT*
Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, LUCERO and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.
After entering into a plea agreement, Jose Luis Bernal Angulo pleaded guilty
to one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute in violation
of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). In the agreement, Mr. Angulo expressly waived “his right
to appeal his guilty plea,” and “his sentence as imposed by the Court . . . and the
manner in which the sentence is determined[,]” provided the sentence is not “above
*
This panel has determined 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is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata,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.
the advisory guideline range determined by the Court to apply” in his case. Plea Agt.
at ¶ 8(a),(b).
In addition to the plea agreement that stated the waivers were knowing and
voluntary, see Plea Agt. at ¶ 8, the district court confirmed at the plea hearing that
Mr. Angulo understood the waivers in the plea agreement, see Plea Hr’g Tr. at 8-9.
The district court sentenced Mr. Angulo to 180 months’ imprisonment—below
the advisory guideline range of 360 months to life imprisonment. Notwithstanding
the appeal waivers, Mr. Angulo filed a notice of appeal.
The government has filed a motion to enforce the plea agreement pursuant to
United States v. Hahn, 359 F.3d 1315, 1328 (10th Cir. 2004) (en banc) (per curiam).
In response, Mr. Angulo’s counsel has stated that there are no non-frivolous
arguments that can be presented in response to the motion to enforce, citing Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967), and has moved to withdraw as counsel. This
court gave Mr. Angulo an opportunity to file a pro se response to the motion to
enforce. The deadline for filing a response has passed and Mr. Angulo has not filed
anything with this court.
Under Anders, we have conducted an independent review of the motion and
the record and we conclude that Mr. Angulo’s proposed appeal falls within the scope
of the appeal waiver, that he knowingly and voluntarily waived his appellate rights,
and that enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice. See Hahn,
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359 F.3d at 1325-28 (describing the factors this court considers when determining
whether to enforce a waiver of appellate rights).
The motion to enforce is granted and this appeal is dismissed. We grant
counsel’s motion to withdraw.
Entered for the Court
Per Curiam
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