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Parties Involved:
Lasieka Jauwane Lee
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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No. 19-13606

Non-Argument Calendar

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D.C. Docket No. 1:17-cr-00246-KD-MU-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

LASIEKA JAUWANE LEE,

a.k.a. Momo,

 Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Alabama

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(March 17, 2020)

Before GRANT, LAGOA, and HULL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

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Arthur Madden, appointed counsel for Lasieka Lee in this direct criminal 

appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and 

filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). The 

Government has moved to enforce the appeal waiver contained in Lee’s plea 

agreement.

The Government’s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal 

waiver in Lee’s plea agreement is GRANTED to the extent that Lee seeks to 

appeal her sentence. 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) (“An appeal waiver includes the waiver of the right to appeal difficult or 

debatable legal issues or even blatant error.”); United States v. Puentes-Hurtado,

794 F.3d 1278, 1284–85 (11th Cir. 2015) (appeal waivers do not bar challenges to 

the enforceability of the plea agreement or validity of the plea).

Further, our independent review of the entire record reveals that counsel’s 

assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent 

examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s 

motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Lee’s conviction and sentence are 

AFFIRMED.

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