United States v. Shukree Simmons

Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date filed: 2017-11-07
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             IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                      FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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                              No. 17-11916
                          Non-Argument Calendar
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                D.C. Docket No. 5:15-cr-00035-MTT-CHW-8

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                                                Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                    versus

SHUKREE SIMMONS,

                                                          Defendant-Appellant.


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                 Appeal from the United States District Court
                     for the Middle District of Georgia
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                             (November 7, 2017)

Before HULL, WILLIAM PRYOR and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

     The Government’s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal
waiver in Appellant’s plea agreement is GRANTED. See United States v. Bushert,

997 F.2d 1343, 1350-51 (11th Cir. 1993) (sentence appeal waiver will be enforced

if it was made knowingly and voluntarily); United States v. Grinard-Henry, 399

F.3d 1294, 1296 (11th Cir. 2005) (waiver of the right to appeal includes waiver of

the right to appeal difficult or debatable legal issues or even blatant error).




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