UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 21-4310

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

CHARLES WINFOR DANIELS, a/k/a Murda,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at 

Greensboro. Thomas D. Schroeder, Chief District Judge. (1:20-cr-00516-TDS-1)

Submitted: January 20, 2022 Decided: January 24, 2022

Before WILKINSON, DIAZ, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed in part and affirmed in part by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Mark E. Edwards, EDWARDS & TRENKLE, PLLC, Durham, North Carolina, for 

Appellant. Graham Tod Green, Assistant United States Attorney, Craig Matthew Principe, 

Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, 

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:

Charles Winfor Daniels appeals his convictions and the 231-month sentence 

imposed after he pled guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to conspiracy to commit Hobbs 

Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), and being an accessory after the fact to 

attempted Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3. Counsel has filed a brief in 

accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), indicating that he has found 

no meritorious issues for appeal, but asserting that the district court should have imposed 

a lesser sentence. Daniels has not filed a pro se supplemental brief, despite receiving notice 

of his right to do so. The Government moves to dismiss the appeal based on the appellate 

waiver in Daniels’ plea agreement. We dismiss in part and affirm in part.

A defendant may waive the right to appeal if that waiver is knowing and intelligent. 

See United States v. Poindexter, 492 F.3d 263, 270 (4th Cir. 2007). Our review of the 

record confirms that Daniels voluntarily and knowingly waived his right to appeal his 

conviction and any sentence imposed, with a few exceptions not at issue here. The waiver 

is thus valid and enforceable and, in accordance with the terms of his plea agreement, 

Daniels may not challenge his convictions or the reasonableness of his sentence on appeal.

Even a valid waiver does not waive all appellate claims, however. Specifically, a 

valid appeal waiver does not preclude a challenge to a sentence on the ground that it 

exceeds the statutory maximum or is based on a constitutionally impermissible factor such 

as race, arises from the denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea based on ineffective 

assistance of counsel, or relates to claims concerning a violation of the Sixth Amendment 

right to counsel in proceedings following the guilty plea. See United States v. Johnson, 
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410 F.3d 137, 151 (4th Cir. 2005); United States v. Craig, 985 F.2d 175, 178 (4th Cir. 

1993). In accordance with our obligations under Anders, we have reviewed the entire 

record for any unwaived, potentially meritorious issues for appeal and have found none. 

Accordingly, we grant the Government’s motion to dismiss, in part, and dismiss the 

appeal as to Daniels’ challenge to his sentence and any other waived issues. We deny the 

motion as to any unwaived issues and affirm the criminal judgment, in part. This court 

requires that counsel inform Daniels, in writing, of his right to petition the Supreme Court 

of the United States for further review. If Daniels requests that a petition be filed, but 

counsel believes that such a petition would be frivolous, then counsel may move this court 

for leave to withdraw from representation. Counsel’s motion must state that a copy thereof 

was served on Daniels. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal 

contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would 

not aid in the decisional process.

DISMISSED IN PART,

AFFIRMED IN PART