Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Gibbs PYLE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-12-14
Citations: 158 F. App'x 545
Docket Number: No. 05-50014
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Gibbs PYLE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 158
Pages: 545–545

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Gibbs PYLE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-50014.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Dec. 14, 2005.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Alen R. Stroder, Hirseh & Stroder, Odessa, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Thomas Gibbs Pyle appeals his guilty-plea conviction and sentence for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, on some occasions within 1,000 feet of a school. As part of his plea agreement, Pyle waived his right to appeal or collaterally attack his conviction and sentence on any grounds except ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct of a constitutional dimension. He argues that the plea agreement should be invalidated because the Government breached the agreement by refusing to move for a downward departure pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1. He also argues that, in light of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), the district court violated his Sixth Amendment rights.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, the Government had the "sole discretion" to determine whether any information Pyle provided warranted the filing of a motion for downward departure. In the absence of an unconstitutional motive claim, Pyle's contention that the Government breached the plea agreement is without merit. See United States v. Price, 95 F.3d 364, 368 (5th Cir.1996).
The record shows that Pyle knowingly and voluntarily waived his appellate rights, and the appellate waiver is enforceable. See United States v. Portillo, 18 F.3d 290, 292 (5th Cir.1994). Pyle's Booker argument falls outside of the exceptions contained in the appellate waiver. Accordingly, Pyle's appeal is dismissed. See United States v. Baymon, 312 F.3d 725, 727 (5th Cir .2002).
APPEAL DISMISSED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.