United States v. John Guevara

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit·Decided March 9, 2017·No. 16-3153·Unpublished

Opinion

NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604

Argued March 1, 2017 Decided March 9, 2017

Before

RICHARD A. POSNER, Circuit Judge

DIANE S. SYKES, Circuit Judge

DAVID F. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge

No. 16‐3153

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appeal from the United States District Plaintiff‐Appellee, Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. v. No. 1:14‐cr‐192‐RLY‐MJD‐01 JOHN ANTHONY GUEVARA, Defendant‐Appellant. Richard L. Young, Judge.

O R D E R

John Guevara pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a), and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug‐trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Guevara then filed an appeal, taking issue with the district court’s imposition of a two‐level enhancement to his guidelines range for maintaining “a premises for the purpose of manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance.” U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(12). But as the government points out, Guevara’s plea agreement contains a broad appellate waiver clause promising that he will not “appeal the sentence imposed in this case on any ground.” Guevara has not challenged the applicability of this waiver; in fact, his counsel admitted at oral argument that there is no ground for invalidating the guilty pleas. See United States v. Smith, 759 F.3d 702, 706 (7th Cir. 2014); United States No. 16‐3153 Page 2

v. Knox, 287 F.3d 667, 671–72 (7th Cir. 2002). And since the appeal waiver in the plea agreement stands or falls with the guilty plea, the waiver binds Guevara, and his appeal must be dismissed. See United States v. Wilson, 481 F.3d 475, 483 (7th Cir. 2007); United States v. Hare, 269 F.3d 859, 860–61 (7th Cir. 2001).

The appeal is DISMISSED.

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