United States v. Kia Hickman

USCA11 Case: 25-12202 Document: 34-1 Date Filed: 08/03/2026 Page: 1 of 2

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________

No. 25-12202

Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee, versus

KIA HICKMAN, a.k.a. Mei Ling,

Defendant-Appellant. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia D.C. Docket No. 4:18-cr-00147-LGW-CLR-13 ____________________

Before ROSENBAUM, GRANT, and LAGOA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The Government’s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Hickman’s plea agreement is GRANTED. USCA11 Case: 25-12202 Document: 34-1 Date Filed: 08/03/2026 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 25-12202 See United States v. Bushert, 997 F.2d 1343, 1351 (11th Cir. 1993) (sentence appeal waiver will be enforced if it was made knowingly and voluntarily); United States v. Boyd, 975 F.3d 1185, 1192 (11th Cir. 2020) (sentence appeal waiver will be enforced where “it was clearly conveyed to the defendant that he was giving up his right to appeal under most circumstances” (alterations adopted, emphasis in original)); United States v. Hunter, No. 24-1063, slip. op. at 11 (U.S. June 18, 2026) (appeal waivers can be set aside due to a miscarriage of justice “only if the sentence is marred by the kind of egregious error that would bring the judicial system into disrepute”).