USA v. Sonya Anita Spivey, No. 20-11776 (11th Cir. 2021)

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USCA11 Case: 20-11776 Date Filed: 01/13/2021 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 20-11776 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C Docket No. 1:19-cr-20417-CMA-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus SONYA ANITA SPIVEY, a.k.a. Shorty, a.k.a. Short, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ________________________ (January 13, 2021) Before WILLIAM PRYOR, Chief Judge, NEWSOM and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: USCA11 Case: 20-11776 Date Filed: 01/13/2021 Page: 2 of 2 The Government’s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Spivey’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). The government’s motion to stay the briefing schedule is DENIED AS MOOT.

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