Filed: Mar. 06, 2012
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Summary: FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit March 6, 2012 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 11-6313 v. (D.C. No. 5:10-CR-00125-R-1) (W.D. Okla.) EDDIE BLAINE CUMMINGS, Defendant-Appellant. ORDER AND JUDGMENT * Before MURPHY, O’BRIEN, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges. Eddie Blaine Cummings entered a guilty plea to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.
Summary: FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit March 6, 2012 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 11-6313 v. (D.C. No. 5:10-CR-00125-R-1) (W.D. Okla.) EDDIE BLAINE CUMMINGS, Defendant-Appellant. ORDER AND JUDGMENT * Before MURPHY, O’BRIEN, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges. Eddie Blaine Cummings entered a guilty plea to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S..
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United States Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
March 6, 2012
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
Elisabeth A. Shumaker
Clerk of Court
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
No. 11-6313
v. (D.C. No. 5:10-CR-00125-R-1)
(W.D. Okla.)
EDDIE BLAINE CUMMINGS,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Before MURPHY, O’BRIEN, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.
Eddie Blaine Cummings entered a guilty plea to one count of being a felon
in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). His plea
agreement included a waiver of his right to appeal any matter in connection with
his sentence, unless the district court departed upward from the advisory
guideline range. Mr. Cummings was sentenced to 96 months of imprisonment,
*
This panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not
materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2);
10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral
argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the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.
within the advisory guideline range. Notwithstanding the appeal waiver, he filed
an appeal seeking to challenge his sentence. The government now has moved to
enforce the appeal waiver under United States v. Hahn,
359 F.3d 1315, 1328
(10th Cir. 2004) (en banc) (per curiam).
Under Hahn, in evaluating a motion to enforce a waiver, 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. In response to the government’s motion, Mr. Cummings,
through counsel, concedes each of these factors.
We have reviewed the record and Mr. Cummings’s response, and we agree
that the appeal falls within the scope of the waiver, all the evidence of record
shows that Mr. Cummings knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal,
and enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice.
Accordingly, the motion to enforce the appeal waiver is GRANTED and this
matter is DISMISSED.
ENTERED FOR THE COURT
PER CURIAM
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