U.S. v. BENITEZ-ZAPATA

No. 95-3690.

131 F.3d 1444 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Guillermo BENITEZ-ZAPATA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria Hamar, Richard A. Hamar, Hamar & Hamar, Beverly Hills, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Charles Wilson, U.S. Atty., Tamra Phipps, Asst. U.S. Atty., Susan Rothstein, Linda McNamara, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, and EDMONDSON and COX, Circuit Judges.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals the district court's refusal to grant a larger downward departure and its refusal to review the government's decision to refrain from making a motion for downward departure due to substantial assistance. Because Defendant waived his right to appeal these issues in his plea agreement, we dismiss.

Background

Defendant Guillermo Benitez-Zapata (Defendant) participated in a large drug transaction that...

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