USA v. Eric Townsend

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 20-11863
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:18-cr-00027-LAG-TQL-3

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

ERIC TOWNSEND,

Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Georgia
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(September 17, 2020)

Before GRANT, LUCK, and BRASHER, 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
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if it was made knowingly and voluntarily); United States v. Grinard-Henry, 399
F.3d 1294, 1296 (11th Cir. 2005) (waiver of the right to appeal includes waiver of
the right to appeal difficult or debatable legal issues or even blatant error); United
States v. Bascomb, 451 F.3d 1292, 1297 (11th Cir. 2006) (a district court’s
comments at sentencing cannot alter the validity of the appeal waiver).
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