Gomes

United States v. Gomes

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291 F. App'x 83
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 21, 2008No. 06-10661California348 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Joseph Gomes (“Gomes”) appeals the 156-month sentence imposed after his original sentence was vacated and remanded by this court pursuant to United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 , 125 S.Ct. 738 , 160 *84 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), and United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). We dismiss Gomes’s appeal because he waived his right to appeal his sentence.

We review de novo whether a defendant has waived his statutory right to appeal. United States v. Nunez, 223 F.3d 956, 958 (9th Cir.2000). Appeal waivers that are knowingly and voluntarily entered into are enforceable. United States v. Michlin, 34 F.3d 896, 898 (9th Cir.1994). Gomes argues that his appeal waiver is invalid on other grounds, none of which persuade us.

That the district court construed Gomes’s motion to extend the deadline for appellate review as a notice of appeal does not affect the validity of his appeal waiver. The court’s order merely extended the period of time in which Gomes could file a timely notice of appeal under Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 3 and 4.

Gomes’s argument that the government waived his appeal waiver by litigating his initial appeal on the merits is…

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