United States v. Brandon Gage

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 25-10298 Document: 21-1 Date Filed: 09/24/2025 Page: 1 of 2

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-10298 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus

BRANDON GAGE, a.k.a. Big B, a.k.a. Rich Ass B, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama D.C. Docket No. 2:24-cr-00212-RAH-KFP-4 ____________________

Before GRANT, LAGOA, and KIDD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: USCA11 Case: 25-10298 Document: 21-1 Date Filed: 09/24/2025 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 25-10298

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) (holding that a sentence-appeal waiver will be enforced if it was made knowingly and voluntarily); United States v. Bascomb, 451 F.3d 1292, 1297 (11th Cir. 2006) (stating that an appeal waiver “cannot be vitiated or altered by comments the court makes during sen- tencing”); United States v. Grinard-Henry, 399 F.3d 1294, 1296 (11th Cir. 2005) (explaining that waiver of the right to appeal includes waiver of the right to appeal difficult or debatable legal issues or even blatant error).