U.S. v. BUCHANAN

No. 96-2996.

131 F.3d 1005 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph James BUCHANAN, a.k.a. Vince Demarco, a.k.a. Daniel Gill, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Talbot M. Smith, Ft. Pierce, FL, for Appellants.

Jack E. Fernandez, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tamra Phipps, Kathy J.M. Peluso, Susan Humes Raab, Peggy Morris Ronda, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jacksonville, FL, for Appellees.

Before TJOFLAT, BIRCH and CARNES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Ralph James Buchanan was convicted, based upon one count of conspiring to possess and distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. He attempts to appeal his sentence of life imprisonment. The government has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal based upon an appeal waiver contained in the guilty plea agreement. For the reasons that follow, we grant that motion to dismiss.

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