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United States v. Thai, 4th Cir. (2011)
United States v. Thai, 4th Cir. (2011)
No. 10-4741
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria.
Anthony John Trenga,
District Judge. (1:09-cr-00408-AJT-2)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Van Son Thai pled guilty, pursuant to a written plea
agreement,
to
one
count
of
conspiracy
to
affect
commerce
by
On appeal,
to
allege
sufficient
facts
to
establish
federal
Thai
had
committed
reasonable doubt.
the
two
additional
robberies
beyond
plea
3742.
1990).
agreement
the
right
of
appeal
under
18
U.S.C.
United States v. Blick, 408 F.3d 162, 168 (4th Cir. 2005).
In
Cir. 2007).
the
record
indicates
that
the
defendant
understood
the
States v. Marin, 961 F.2d 493, 496 (4th Cir. 1992), fall within
the narrow category of claims excluded from an appellate waiver.
Thai first argues that count one of the superseding
indictment
federal
subject
failed
to
allege
jurisdiction,
matter
jurisdiction
and
sufficient
thus,
the
jurisdiction.
involves
the
facts
district
Because
power
of
to
court
establish
court
lacked
subject
to
hear
matter
a
case,
appellate waiver.
jurisdiction.
indictment
Id.
at
does
631.
not
Thus,
deprive
Thais
court
of
claim
is
not
his
sentence,
does
not
rise
to
the
level
of
in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
DISMISSED