United States v. Matthew Allan Smyth

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

United States v. Matthew Allan Smyth

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 21-11178 Date Filed: 12/07/2021 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 21-11178 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MATTHEW ALLAN SMYTH,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama D.C. Docket No. 1:20-cr-00082-RDP-SGC-1 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 21-11178 Date Filed: 12/07/2021 Page: 2 of 2

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Before NEWSOM, LUCK and LAGOA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: The Government’s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Smyth’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 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 bla- tant error).

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Unpublished