USA v. Eric Townsend, No. 20-11863 (11th Cir. 2020)
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Case: 20-11863 Date Filed: 09/17/2020 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 20-11863 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:18-cr-00027-LAG-TQL-3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ERIC TOWNSEND, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia ________________________ (September 17, 2020) Before GRANT, LUCK, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: The Government’s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Appellant’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 Case: 20-11863 Date Filed: 09/17/2020 Page: 2 of 2 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); United States v. Bascomb, 451 F.3d 1292, 1297 (11th Cir. 2006) (a district court’s comments at sentencing cannot alter the validity of the appeal waiver). 2
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