U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2025

United States v. Joey Payne

United States v. Joey Payne
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided September 24, 2025

United States v. Joey Payne

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 25-10588 Document: 26-1 Date Filed: 09/24/2025 Page: 1 of 2

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-10588 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOEY PAYNE, a.k.a. Wizardjo, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama D.C. Docket No. 2:24-cr-00212-RAH-KFP-7 ____________________ Before GRANT, LAGOA, and KIDD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: The Government’s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Appellant’s plea agreement is GRANTED.

USCA11 Case: 25-10588 Document: 26-1 Date Filed: 09/24/2025 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 25-10588 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).

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