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No. 13-4539
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Roger W. Titus, Senior District Judge.
(8:11-cr-00429-RWT-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
September 4, 2014
PER CURIAM:
Desmond
72-month
Fletcher
sentence
possession
of
appeals
imposed
firearm
from
pursuant
by
to
convicted
his
conviction
his
guilty
felon.
and
plea
On
to
appeal,
In response, the
of
his
right
to
appeal
in
his
plea
agreement.
By
claim
was
not
barred
by
Fletchers
waiver.
As
to
dismiss
decided.
portion
until
the
merits
of
the
breach
claim
had
been
the
motion
to
dismiss,
dismiss
the
appeal
of
Government
agreement,
establish
this
plain
breached
claim
error,
is
its
obligations
reviewed
[Fletcher]
for
must
under
plain
show
the
error.
that
an
plea
To
error
occurred, that the error was plain, and that the error affected
his substantial rights.
247, 249 (4th Cir. 2007).
requirements,
correction
of
the
error
remains
within
[the
reputation
of
judicial
proceedings.
Id.
(internal
v.
Dawson,
587
F.3d
640,
645
(4th
Cir.
United
2009).
The
U.S.
257,
supervisory
262
(1971).
concerns,
the
Because
of
constitutional
Government
is
held
to
and
greater
United
admits
that
the
Government
recommended
argument
on
the
18
U.S.C.
3
3553
(2012)
factors,
application,
amounted
to
mere
lip
service
to
its
for
agreement.
an
upward
departure
and
breach
of
the
plea
assuming
that
the
Governments
conduct
In
on
the
circumstances
of
Fletchers
crime
and
his
were
Guidelines
possible,
range
clearly
Fletcher
was
anticipated
by
sentenced
within
his
agreement.
plea
determined
that
any
breach
of
the
plea
of
the
appeal
waiver
therein.
We
review
the
voluntarily
sentence.
his
appellate
rights
regarding
his
argues
that
his
challenges
to
the
calculation
mistake
of
concerning
any
the
term
of
proper
imprisonment.
Guidelines
range
mutual
is
an
United States v.
Riggi, 649 F.3d 143, 149 (2d Cir. 2011) (upholding appeal waiver
based
on
incorrect
assumptions
regarding
the
Guidelines
Fletcher
waived
his
right
to
appeal
from
any
falls
strictly
within
the
scope
of
the
waiver.
claims.
with
contentions
are
oral
We
affirm
argument
adequately
Fletchers
because
presented
in
the
the
conviction.
facts
We
and
legal
materials
before
this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED IN PART;
AFFIRMED IN PART