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Parties Involved:
Feendios J. Felix
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge for the District

of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 07-1161

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

Feendios J. Felix, * District of Nebraska.

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Appellant. * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Submitted: October 26, 2007

Filed: October 31, 2007

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Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

In this direct criminal appeal, Feendios Felix challenges the reasonableness of

the 151-month prison sentence imposed by the district court1

 following his guilty plea

to possessing with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable

amount of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1). The

government argues that Felix’s appeal is foreclosed by a provision in Felix’s plea

agreement in which he explicitly “waive[d] . . . his right to directly appeal any issue

in this case.”

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We will enforce an appeal waiver where the defendant knowingly and

voluntarily entered into the plea agreement and appeal waiver, the appeal falls within

the scope of the waiver, and no miscarriage of justice would result. See United States

v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc). We conclude that, in light

of the magistrate’s specific questioning of Felix at his change-of-plea hearing, he

knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea agreement and appeal waiver, and that

enforcing the appeal waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice. We therefore

hold that the appeal waiver is enforceable and that Felix’s challenge to his sentence

is foreclosed. See id. at 892 (defendant’s allegation that district court misapplied

Guidelines or abused its discretion is not subject to appeal in face of enforceable

appeal waiver); United States v. Reeves, 410 F.3d 1031, 1034 (8th Cir. 2005) (broad

appeal waiver precludes appeal based on misapplication of Guidelines).

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. 

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