Background
The Appellant, Luis Angel Campuzano, filed an appeal from a judgment in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. The Government moved to dismiss the appeal based on an appeal waiver included in the Appellant’s plea agreement.
The court’s reasoning
The court held that the appeal waiver in the plea agreement must be enforced if it was made knowingly and voluntarily. The waiver encompasses the right to appeal difficult or debatable legal issues, as well as blatant error. It also includes the waiver of the right to make a procedural due process challenge to the oral imposition of the sentence.
The Government’s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Appellant’s plea agreement is GRANTED.
United States v. Campuzano, No. 25-13605 (11th Cir. Apr. 6, 2026)
What it means going forward
The dismissal prevents the Appellant from pursuing further appellate review of the sentence or related legal issues covered by the waiver.