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Date Created: 2023-12-07 01:00:39.543684+00
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Case: 23-10404         Document: 00516992135             Page: 1      Date Filed: 12/06/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 23-10404
                                     Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                     ____________                               December 6, 2023
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                           Clerk

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Cory Litts,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Northern District of Texas
                               USDC No. 4:22-CR-213-3
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   Before King, Haynes, and Graves, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Cory Litts appeals his conviction for possession with intent to
   distribute a controlled substance. Litts entered his guilty plea pursuant to a
   written plea agreement, wherein he waived his right to appeal with limited
   exceptions. He argues that his guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily
   made because the magistrate judge did not fully explain the waiver provision

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 23-10404      Document: 00516992135           Page: 2    Date Filed: 12/06/2023

                                     No. 23-10404

   to him during rearraignment in accordance with Federal Rule of Criminal
   Procedure 11(b)(1)(N).
          Our review is for plain error. United States v. Vonn, 535 U.S. 55, 58-
   59 (2002). To show plain error, Litts must show a forfeited error that is clear
   or obvious and that affects his substantial rights. See Puckett v. United States,
   556 U.S. 129, 135 (2009). If he makes such a showing, this court has the
   discretion to correct the error but only if it seriously affects the fairness,
   integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings. See id.
          The record confirms that Litts read and understood the plea
   agreement, was aware that he had a right to appeal and that he was giving up
   that right, and that he knew the consequences of giving up that right. See
   United States v. Higgins, 739 F.3d 733, 736 (5th Cir. 2014). Thus, he has not
   demonstrated any clear or obvious error regarding the waiver or his plea. See
   Puckett, 556 U.S. at 135.
          The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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