Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-02-28 17:00:49.445525+00
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Appellate Case: 23-2160     Document: 010111006613       Date Filed: 02/28/2024    Page: 1
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                                                                       United States Court of Appeals
                       UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                          Tenth Circuit

                              FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT                         February 28, 2024
                          _________________________________
                                                                          Christopher M. Wolpert
                                                                              Clerk of Court
  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

        Plaintiff - Appellee,

  v.                                                          No. 23-2160
                                                     (D.C. No. 1:21-CR-00653-JB-1)
  JOSHUA RICO, a/k/a “JOSHRICO2196”,                            (D. N.M.)
  a/k/a “CHRISLUJAN2”,
  a/k/a “CLUJAN0420”,
  a/k/a “ERIKROMERO1123”,

        Defendant - Appellant.
                       _________________________________

                              ORDER AND JUDGMENT*
                          _________________________________

 Before HARTZ, KELLY, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.
                   _________________________________

       Joshua Rico pleaded guilty to five counts of coercion and enticement in

 violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) and received a sentence of 360 months in prison,

 which was at the low end of the advisory sentencing guidelines range. Despite an

 appeal waiver in his plea agreement, he filed this appeal. The government moves to

 enforce the appeal waiver pursuant to United States v. Hahn, 359 F.3d 1315

 (10th Cir. 2004) (en banc). In response, Mr. Rico “concedes that his appeal waiver is

 enforceable under the standard set forth in Hahn.” Resp. at 2. Based on Mr. Rico’s

       *
          This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines
 of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for
 its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.
Appellate Case: 23-2160   Document: 010111006613      Date Filed: 02/28/2024     Page: 2

 concession, we grant the government’s motion to enforce the appeal waiver and

 dismiss this appeal.

                                          Entered for the Court
                                          Per Curiam

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