United States v. James Melis

USCA11 Case: 23-12491 Document: 40-1 Date Filed: 06/03/2024 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________

No. 23-12491

Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee, versus

JAMES JOHN MELIS,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 8:22-cr-00315-KKM-AAS-1 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 23-12491 Document: 40-1 Date Filed: 06/03/2024 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 23-12491

Before NEWSOM, LUCK, and ANDERSON, 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 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).