United States v. Tony Osias, 104 F.3d 360, 4th Cir. (1996)
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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Tony OSIAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 96-4058.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 12, 1996.
Decided Dec. 24, 1996.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of
North Carolina, at Charlotte. Richard L. Voorhees, Chief District Judge.
(CR-94-40-V)
George V. Laughrun, II, GOODMAN, CARR, NIXON, LAUGHRUN &
LEVINE, P.A., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Mark T.
Calloway, United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert, Assistant
United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.
W.D.N.C.
AFFIRMED.
Before MURNAGHAN, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.
OPINION
PER CURIAM:
Tony Osias appeals from the sentence imposed by the district court his plea of
guilty to involvement in a crack cocaine conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C.
846 (1994). We affirm.
In his plea agreement Osias waived his right to appeal except for claims of
ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct. This waiver was
discussed at the Fed.R.Crim.P. 11 colloquy and is therefore valid and fully
enforceable. United States v. Broughton-Jones, 71 F.3d 1143, 1146 (4th
Cir.1995). Of the claims Osias raised on appeal, only one is reviewable under
the waiver provision. Osias alludes to prosecutorial misconduct in his claim
that the trial court erred in not applying the safety valve provision of the United
States Sentencing Commission, Guidelines Manual, 5C1.2 (Nov.1994). Osias
claims that the prosecutor breached a stipulation in the plea agreement that
there would be no enhancements to the base offense level and that this
stipulation precluded the Government from arguing that Osias was a
"leader/organizer" in the conspiracy for the purpose of denying him the benefit
of 5C1.2. This claim is without merit because there was no stipulation but
rather an agreement to not recommend further enhancements. Further, 5C1.2
does not involve enhancements and the Government did not argue for any
enhancements. As for Osias's other claims, he has waived the right to appeal.
Broughton-Jones, 71 F.3d at 1146. Accordingly, we deny Osias's motion to file
a pro se supplemental brief and reply brief and the Government's motion to file
a response, and we affirm.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not
aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
