Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roderick NORFUS Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-01-26
Citations: 709 F. App'x 682
Docket Number: No. 17-12019 Non-Argument Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roderick NORFUS Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, FAY and HULL, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 709
Pages: 682–682

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roderick NORFUS Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-12019 Non-Argument Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
(January 26, 2018)
Laura Thomas Rivero, Andrea G. Hoffman, Emily M. Smachetti, U.S. Attorney Service — Southern District of Florida, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Ronald Scott Chapman, Ronald S. Chapman, PA, West Palm Beach, FL, for Defendant-Appellant
Roderick Norfus, Pro Se
Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, FAY and HULL, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
BY THE COURT:
The Government's motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Appellant's plea agreement is GRANTED. See United States v. Bushert, 997 F.2d 1343, 1350-51 (11th Cir. 1993) (sentence appeal waiver will be enforced if it was made knowingly and voluntarily); United States v. Bascomb, 451 F.3d 1292, 1297 (11th Cir. 2006) (appeal waiver "cannot be vitiated or altered by comments the court makes during sentencing"); United States v. Rubbo, 396 F.3d 1330, 1334 (11th Cir. 2005) ("Plea bargains . are like contracts and should be interpreted in accord with what the parties intended.").