United States v. Salmona, No. 15-12569 (11th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed from the district court's order denying his "Motion to Compel Compliance" with a plea agreement. The court concluded that there is no apparent jurisdictional basis for defendant's motion. Defendant brought his motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c), but that rule governs the procedures for negotiating plea agreements; it is not a grant of jurisdiction. Defendant's motion to compel was not an appeal from his earlier conviction, and even if it had been the district court is not an appellate court, so it had no appellate jurisdiction over the matter. Further, defendant cannot meet the requirements of a writ of mandamus. Accordingly, the court vacated the district court's judgment and remanded with instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
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