Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray Dale SPEER, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-09-19
Citations: 143 F. App'x 625
Docket Number: No. 04-11103
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray Dale SPEER, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, HIGGINBOTHAM and GARZA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 143
Pages: 625–626

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray Dale SPEER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-11103.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Sept. 19, 2005.
Charles William Brown, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Christopher Allen Curtis, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, HIGGINBOTHAM and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Ray Dale Speer appeals his conviction and sentence following his conditional guilty plea to the offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm on the grounds that: (1) the sentencing enhancements violate the Sixth Amendment rule announced in United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005); and (2) the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress incriminating statements because he made the statements when he was in custody and prior to being advised of his rights as required by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). We affirm for the following reasons:
1. Speer does not argue that the waiver was unknowing or involuntary. He is held to his agreement. See United States v. Portillo, 18 F.3d 290, 292-93 (5th Cir.1994).
2. Because the term "statutory maximum" in an appeal waiver refers to the maximum allowed by statute, not the guideline maximum authorized by a guilty plea or verdict, and because Spear was sentenced below the maximum allowed by statute, Speer waived his right to appeal his sentence. United States v. Bond, 414 F.3d 542, 545-46 (5th Cir.2005). There is no indication in the record that the parties intended the term "statutory maximum" to be accorded the non-natural definition it assumed in Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), and Booker. Id.
3. In the appeal waiver, Speer specifically reserved the right to challenge the district court's ruling on his motion to suppress. Speer's statements were properly admitted because they were voluntary and not the result of a custodial "interrogation." Miranda, 384 U.S. at 478, 86 S.Ct. 1602; United States v. Gonzales, 121 F.3d 928, 940 & n. 7 (5th Cir.1997). Accordingly, the district court did not err in denying the motion to suppress. United States v. Castro, 166 F.3d 728, 731 (5th Cir.1999) (en banc).
Affirmed.
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.