Opinion ID: 2821923
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Heading: Motion to Dismiss Counts 1-5 and 7-9 as Untimely

Text: Terry’s unconditional guilty pleas waived his right to appeal the district court’s denial of the motion to dismiss Counts 1-5 and 7-9 as time barred. A defendant’s knowing, voluntary, and unconditional plea of guilty waives all nonjurisdictional defects in the proceedings until the entry of the plea. See United States v. Yunis, 723 F.2d 795, 796 (11th Cir. 1984). “[P]ursuant to binding precedent, [a] statute of limitations is a matter of defense that must be asserted at trial by the defendant.” United States v. Najjar, 283 F.3d 1306, 1308 (11th Cir. 2002) (citing Capone v. Aderhold, 65 F.2d 130, 131 (5th Cir. 1933)2). Accordingly, “the expiration of the statute of limitations does not divest a district court of subject matter jurisdiction, but rather constitutes an affirmative defense, which the defendant can waive.” Najjar, 283 F.3d at 1309. Terry’s guilty pleas waived his right to appeal the denial of his claim that the statute of limitations 2 In Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 (11th Cir. 1981) (en banc), this Court adopted as binding precedent all decisions of the former Fifth Circuit handed down prior to the close of business on September 30, 1981. 4 Case: 14-13459 Date Filed: 07/30/2015 Page: 5 of 5 barred prosecution on Counts 1-5 and 7-9. See id. at 1308–09; Yunis, 723 F.2d at 796.