Filed: Aug. 23, 2013
Latest Update: Feb. 12, 2020
Summary: UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-4944 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. CHRISTIAN POYTHRESS, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles, District Judge. (1:11-cr-00346-CCE-1) Submitted: August 15, 2013 Decided: August 23, 2013 Before NIEMEYER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed in part; affirmed in pa
Summary: UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-4944 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. CHRISTIAN POYTHRESS, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles, District Judge. (1:11-cr-00346-CCE-1) Submitted: August 15, 2013 Decided: August 23, 2013 Before NIEMEYER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed in part; affirmed in par..
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-4944
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff – Appellee,
v.
CHRISTIAN POYTHRESS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles,
District Judge. (1:11-cr-00346-CCE-1)
Submitted: August 15, 2013 Decided: August 23, 2013
Before NIEMEYER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed in part; affirmed in part by unpublished per curiam
opinion.
Stacey D. Rubain, QUANDER & RUBAIN, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, for Appellant. Stephen Thomas Inman, OFFICE OF THE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greensboro, North Carolina, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Christian Poythress appeals the district court’s
judgment sentencing him to 168 months’ imprisonment. Poythress’
counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California,
386
U.S. 738 (1967), questioning whether Poythress’ sentence was
procedurally reasonable. The Government has moved to dismiss
the appeal as barred by Poythress’ waiver of the right to appeal
included in the plea agreement. Upon review of the plea
agreement and the transcript of the Fed. R. Crim. P. 11 hearing,
we conclude that Poythress knowingly and voluntarily waived his
right to appeal his sentence on any ground and that the issue
Poythress seeks to raise on appeal falls squarely within the
compass of his waiver of appellate rights. Accordingly,
Poythress’ appeal is dismissed to the extent that he seeks
review of his sentence.
We have reviewed the entire record in accordance with
Anders for any meritorious issues outside of the scope of
Poythress’ waiver of appellate rights and found none. We
therefore affirm Poythress’ conviction. This court requires
that counsel inform Poythress, in writing, of the right to
petition the Supreme Court of the United States for further
review. If Poythress requests that a petition be filed, but
counsel believes that such a petition would be frivolous, then
counsel may move in this court for leave to withdraw from
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representation. Counsel’s motion must state that a copy thereof
was served on Poythress.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before this court and argument will not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED IN PART;
AFFIRMED IN PART
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