United States v. Zialcita
United States v. Zialcita
Opinion
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-4104
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
MARLON M. ZIALCITA, a/k/a Marlon Dela Paz,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (CR-98-9-A)
Submitted: October 10, 2000 Decided: November 1, 2000
Before MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert Stanley Powell, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant. Helen F. Fahey, United States Attorney, Robert W. Wiechering, Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:
Marlon M. Zialcita appeals from a 136-month sentence imposed
following his guilty plea to conspiracy to launder money,
18 U.S.C.A. § 1956(West Supp. 2000). Zialcita seeks to avoid his
waiver of his right to appeal by framing his challenge to the
district court’s denial of an acceptance of responsibility adjust-
ment as a constitutional claim. We have reviewed the record and
find that the district court’s decision that Zialcita did not
accept responsibility, based on a letter he sent to the court and
his delay in signing a consent to forfeiture, did not implicate any
constitutional concerns. See United States v. Broughton-Jones,
71 F.3d 1143, 1146-47(4th Cir. 1995). Accordingly, his waiver of
appeal rights is enforceable.
We dismiss the appeal based on Zialcita’s valid waiver of
appellate review. We dispense with oral argument because the facts
and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
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