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No. 11-4666
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh.
James C. Dever, III,
Chief District Judge. (5:10-cr-00322-D-1)
Submitted:
December 1, 2011
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Ernest Augustus Hawkins pled guilty pursuant to a plea
agreement to conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951 (2006), and was sentenced to
240 months in prison.
he
believes
there
are
no
legal
issues
that
were
not
Although counsel
the
district
court
did
not
violate
Rule
11
and
that
sentence
based
agreement.
the
appellate
waiver
in
is
defendant
knowing
may
and
waive
the
right
intelligent.
See
to
of
voluntarily
the
and
record
supports
knowingly
the
waived
appeal
United
Hawkins
plea
waiver
on
right
that
States
v.
Our independent
conclusion
his
if
to
that
Hawkins
appeal
his
sentence.
Thus,
we
conclude
that
the
waiver
is
valid
and
not
waive
all
enforceable.
However,
appellate claims.
even
valid
waiver
does
statutory
maximum
or
is
based
on
constitutionally
guilty plea.
(4th Cir. 2005); United States v. Craig, 985 F.2d 175, 178 (4th
Cir. 1993).
were
sentencing;
(2)
above
certain
Guidelines
ineffective
range
assistance
calculated
at
of
or
counsel
of
the
United
States
for
further
review.
If
Hawkins
for
leave
to
withdraw
from
representation.
Counsels
with
oral
argument
because
the
facts
and
We
legal
DISMISSED IN PART,
AFFIRMED IN PART