Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vance HOARD, a.k.a Bernard Hoard, a.k.a. Vance Holland, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-12-15
Citations: 706 F. App'x 656
Docket Number: No. 17-12612 Non-Argument Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vance HOARD, a.k.a Bernard Hoard, a.k.a. Vance Holland, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before TJOFLAT, MARCUS, and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 706
Pages: 656–656

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vance HOARD, a.k.a Bernard Hoard, a.k.a. Vance Holland, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-12612 Non-Argument Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
(December 15, 2017)
Ryan Michael Christian, Lawrence R. Sommerfeld, U.S. Attorney Service— Northern District of Georgia, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Ap-pellee
Kendal Silas, W. Matthew Dodge, Stephanie A. Kearns, Federal Defender Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant
Before TJOFLAT, MARCUS, and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The Government's motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Vance Hoard's plea agreement is GRANTED. See United States v. Grinard-Henry, 399 F.3d 1294, 1296 (11th Cir. 2005); United States v. Bushert, 997 F.2d 1343, 1350-51 (11th Cir. 1993) ("[F]or a waiver to be effective it must be knowing and voluntary.").