United States v. Luis Robert Martinez

Opinion

Case: 18-13515 Date Filed: 04/22/2019 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________

No. 18-13515 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________

D.C. Docket No. 2:18-cr-00042-SPC-CM-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

LUIS ROBERT MARTINEZ,

Defendant-Appellant. ________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ____________________

(April 22, 2019)

Before NEWSOM, BRANCH 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 Case: 18-13515 Date Filed: 04/22/2019 Page: 2 of 2

if it was made knowingly and voluntarily); United States v. DiFalco, 837 F.3d

1207, 1213, 1220-21 (11th Cir. 2016) (holding the district court’s explanation

sufficient where it explained the appeal rights the defendant would ordinarily have,

the appeal rights being waived, and the exceptions to the waiver during the plea

colloquy).