Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
No. 14-4800
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Statesville.
Richard L.
Voorhees, District Judge. (5:11-cr-00073-RLV-DSC-15)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Pursuant
guilty
to
to
plea
conspiracy
distribute,
and
agreement,
to
Morgan
distribute,
manufacture
Lewis
possess
Sparks
with
methamphetamine,
pled
intent
21
to
U.S.C.
in
relation
to
924(c) (2012).
drug
trafficking
offense,
18
U.S.C.
offense
firearm charge.
arguing
that
and
consecutive
60-month
term
on
the
trial
counsel
was
ineffective
for
failing
to
was
determination
insufficient
to
of
weight
the
drug
support
used
the
to
district
compute
courts
his
base
Sparks
dismiss
this
waived
portion
his
of
right
his
to
appeal.
appeal
See
his
sentence,
United
States
we
v.
Manigan, 592 F.3d 621, 627 (4th Cir. 2010) (upholding validity
of appeal waiver if knowingly and voluntarily made).
Sparks
does
not
challenge
the
validity
of
his
appeal
waiver, but contends that his challenge falls outside the scope
of the waiver.
He
contends
that
his
attorney
provided
ineffective
that
than
contained
was
stipulation
supported
by
the
of
evidence
greater
and
drug
thereby
States
v.
Baptiste,
596
F.3d
214,
216
n.1
(4th
Cir.
ineffective
assistance
to
Sparks,
his
435.
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.