Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rebecca Ann NORTON, a.k.a. Becky Norton, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-09-20
Citations: 697 F. App'x 659
Docket Number: No. 17-11035-FF
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rebecca Ann NORTON, a.k.a. Becky Norton, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: ED CARNES, Chief Judge,. HULL, and WILSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 697
Pages: 659–660

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rebecca Ann NORTON, a.k.a. Becky Norton, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-11035-FF
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Date Filed: 09/20/2017
Melissa Kay Atwood, Michael B. Bill-ingsley, Thomas . E. Borton, IV, Robert Owen Posey, John B. Ward, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Kevin L. Butler, Allison Case, Tobie John Smith, Federal Public Defender, Birmingham, AL, Deanna Lee Oswald, Federal Public Defender—NAL, Huntsville, AL, for Defendant-Appellant
Before: ED CARNES, Chief Judge,. HULL, and WILSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
BY THE COURT:
The Government's motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Norton'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. Grinard-Henry, 399 F.3d 1294, 1296 (11th Cir. 2005) (waiver of the right to appeal includes waiver of the right to appeal difficult or debatable legal issues or even blatant error).