United States v. Guadalupe Avendano-Vasquez

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[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 15-12179
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 8:14-cr-00395-VMC-TGW-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
GUADALUPE AVENDANO-VASQUEZ,
a.k.a. Matt,
Defendant - Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Florida
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(September 27, 2018)
Before TJOFLAT, JORDAN, and HULL, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Guadalupe Avendano-Vasquez appeals from his conviction and sentence,
which included a three-year term of supervised release, imposed after he pleaded
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guilty to transferring false identification documents, pursuant to a written plea
agreement. He contends that there is a question as to whether his conviction was
considered final for removal purposes, and his term of supervised release should be
vacated because the district court did not consider his status as a defendant likely
to be deported. The Government has moved to dismiss the appeal pursuant to the
sentence appeal waiver contained in the plea agreement.
To the extent that Avendano-Vasquez challenges his removal or related
proceedings, we lack jurisdiction to review his arguments and DISMISS in part his
appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See U.S.C. § 1229a(a)(1), (3); 8 U.S.C. §
1252(a)(1), (b)(1); Dakane v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 399 F.3d 1269, 1272 n.3 (11th Cir.
2005).
As to the remainder of the appeal, the Government’s motion to dismiss the
appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Avendano-Vasquez’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).
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