USA v. Victor Omar Byron

19-13823Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitAug 6, 2020

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 19-13823
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 5:18-cr-00046-TES-CHW-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

VICTOR OMAR BYRON,

Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Georgia
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(August 6, 2020)

Before JORDAN, NEWSOM, and GRANT, 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). A “vigorous dispute about an issue
during the sentencing proceedings does not preserve that issue for appeal when the
terms of the appeal waiver do not except it from the waiver.” United States v.
Bascomb, 451 F.3d 1292, 1296 (11th Cir. 2006).
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