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Summary: FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT January 28, 2020 _ Christopher M. Wolpert Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 19-4142 (D.C. No. 2:19-CR-00237-DB-1) CARLOS ROVERI ARTIAGAS- (D. Utah) ACOSTA, Defendant - Appellant. _ ORDER AND JUDGMENT* _ Before HOLMES, McHUGH and MORITZ, Circuit Judges. _ Carlos Roveri Artiagas-Acosta pleaded guilty to reentry of a previously removed alien in violation of 8 U
Summary: FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT January 28, 2020 _ Christopher M. Wolpert Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 19-4142 (D.C. No. 2:19-CR-00237-DB-1) CARLOS ROVERI ARTIAGAS- (D. Utah) ACOSTA, Defendant - Appellant. _ ORDER AND JUDGMENT* _ Before HOLMES, McHUGH and MORITZ, Circuit Judges. _ Carlos Roveri Artiagas-Acosta pleaded guilty to reentry of a previously removed alien in violation of 8 U...
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FILED
United States Court of Appeals
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT January 28, 2020
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Christopher M. Wolpert
Clerk of Court
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v. No. 19-4142
(D.C. No. 2:19-CR-00237-DB-1)
CARLOS ROVERI ARTIAGAS- (D. Utah)
ACOSTA,
Defendant - Appellant.
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ORDER AND JUDGMENT*
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Before HOLMES, McHUGH and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.
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Carlos Roveri Artiagas-Acosta pleaded guilty to reentry of a previously
removed alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He was sentenced to serve 48 months
in prison. Although his plea agreement contained a waiver of his appellate rights, he
filed a notice of appeal. The government has moved to enforce the appeal waiver in
the plea agreement pursuant to United States v. Hahn,
359 F.3d 1315, 1328 (10th Cir.
2004) (en banc) (per curiam).
*
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines
of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for
its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.
Under Hahn, we consider “(1) whether the disputed appeal falls within the
scope of the waiver of appellate rights; (2) whether the defendant knowingly and
voluntarily waived his appellate rights; and (3) whether enforcing the waiver would
result in a miscarriage of justice.”
Id. at 1325. The government asserts that all of the
Hahn conditions have been satisfied because: (1) Mr. Artiagas-Acosta’s appeal is
within the scope of the appeal waiver; (2) he knowingly and voluntarily waived his
appellate rights; and (3) enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of
justice.
In response to the government’s motion, Mr. Artiagas-Acosta, through
counsel, states that “[he] does not dispute that his plea, along with his waiver of
appeal rights, was knowingly and voluntarily entered.” Resp. at 1. He also
acknowledges that his appeal falls within the scope of the appeal waiver in his plea
agreement. Finally, he states that “the record in this case does not disclose any
reasonable basis for asserting that enforcement of the plea waiver ‘would result in a
miscarriage of justice’ under the applicable standard.”
Id. (citing Hahn, 359 F.3d at
1325). Because Mr. Artiagas-Acosta concedes that his appeal waiver is enforceable
under the standards set forth in Hahn, we grant the government’s motion to enforce
the appeal waiver and dismiss the appeal.
Entered for the Court
Per Curiam
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