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Parties Involved:
Ricardo Fonseca
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, United States District Judge for the

District of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-3557

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Nebraska.

Ricardo Fonseca, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: July 27, 2006

Filed: August 1, 2006

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Before RILEY, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Pursuant to a written plea agreement, Ricardo Fonseca pleaded guilty to

possessing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture with intent to distribute,

in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court1

 sentenced him to 108 months

in prison and 5 years of supervised release. On appeal, he argues that the court should

have allowed him to withdraw his guilty plea or should have compelled the

government to file a downward departure motion based on substantial assistance

because the government’s decision not to do so was irrational and made in bad faith.

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We conclude that Fonseca knowingly and voluntarily waived both of these

claims in his plea agreement. See United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 733-34

(1993) (defining waiver and holding that waiver precludes appellate review even for

plain error); United States v. Stricklin, 342 F.3d 849, 850 (8th Cir. 2003) (per curiam)

(enforcing defendant’s waiver of his right to withdraw his guilty plea).

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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