United States v. Keyon Lewis

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: May 1, 2026
• Docket: 25-12778
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-12778 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus

KEYON LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 2:23-cr-14030-AMC-1 ____________________

Before JILL PRYOR, BRANCH, and GRANT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Keyon Lewis challenges the constitutionality of a search as well as the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the fruits of that search. Both the search and the denial of the motion to USCA11 Case: 25-12778 Document: 50-1 Date Filed: 05/01/2026 Page: 2 of 2

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suppress occurred prior to his unconditional guilty plea. The government has requested summary affirmance. A motion for summary affirmance is appropriate when the law is so clear that there is “no substantial question as to the outcome of the case.” Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969). 1 Generally, “a voluntary, unconditional guilty plea waives all nonjurisdictional defects in the proceedings,” including the “right to appeal the validity of a search.” United States v. Patti, 337 F.3d 1317, 1320 (11th Cir. 2003). That is true here. Lewis alleges nonjurisdictional defects, so he cannot raise those issues on appeal after pleading guilty unconditionally. See United States v. McCoy, 477 F.2d 550, 551 (5th Cir. 1973). We GRANT the motion for summary affirmance and AFFIRM.

1 This Court has adopted as binding precedent all decisions of the Fifth Circuit

issued before October 1, 1981. Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 (11th Cir. 1981) (en banc).