United States v. David Anderson

667 F. App'x 151

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: June 27, 2016
• Docket: 15-50719
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

David Lee Anderson appeals the 293-month within-guidelines sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Anderson pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement wherein he waived the right to appeal his, conviction and sentence on any ground, reserving only a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel or prose-cutorial misconduct of constitutional dimension.

Although Anderson argues that his appeal waiver is unenforceable, our review of the record shows that the waiver was knowing and voluntary, as he knew that he had the right to appeal and that he was giving up that right by entering into the plea agreement. See United States v. Bond, 414 F.3d 542, 544 (5th Cir. 2005); United States v. Portillo, 18 F.3d 290, 292-93 (5th Cir. 1994). Thus, the waiver, which has been invoked by the Government in this appeal, precludes consideration of Anderson’s challenge to the substantive reasonableness of his sentence. See United States v. Walters, 732 F.3d 489, 491 (5th Cir. 2013). Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED.

* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.