United States v. Tabarez-Hernandez

Appellate Case: 25-4161 Document: 24-1 Date Filed: 02/20/2026 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT February 20, 2026 _________________________________ Christopher M. Wolpert Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 25-4161 (D.C. No. 2:24-CR-00054-DBB-1) GREGORIO TABAREZ-HERNANDEZ, (D. Utah) Defendant - Appellant. _________________________________ ORDER AND JUDGMENT * _________________________________ Before BACHARACH, McHUGH, and CARSON, Circuit Judges. _________________________________ Gregorio Tabarez-Hernandez pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of a machine gun. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); 18 U.S.C. § 922(o). The district court sentenced him to 240 months in prison.

Tabarez-Hernandez appealed. The government now moves to enforce the appeal waiver in the plea agreement under United States v. Hahn, 359 F.3d 1315, 1328 (10th Cir. 2004) (en banc).

We will enforce an appeal waiver if (1) “the disputed appeal falls within the . . . scope of the waiver”; (2) “the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived

* This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.

Appellate Case: 25-4161 Document: 24-1 Date Filed: 02/20/2026 Page: 2 his appellate rights”; and (3) enforcing the waiver would not “result in a miscarriage of justice.” Hahn, 359 F.3d at 1325-27.

The government argues, and Tabarez-Hernandez concedes, that all three Hahn conditions are met in this case. Accordingly, we grant the government’s motion to enforce the appeal waiver and dismiss the appeal.

Entered for the Court

Per Curiam