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TENTH CIRCUIT
APR 18 2003
PATRICK FISHER
Clerk
Plaintiff - Appellee,
WILLIAM MARTIN,
No. 02-5077
(N.D. Oklahoma)
Defendant - Appellant.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
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Judge OBrien participated in the oral argument of this matter but later
recused. Judge Lucero was substituted in his place.
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The written plea agreement (Agreement) signed by Mr. Martin contains the
following provision waiving his right to appeal, subject to two conditions:
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APPELLATE WAIVER
sentencing hearing and were rejected by the district court, which included the
additional transactions, at the $1,143,395.00 proposed retail value, as relevant
conduct for purposes of sentencing under the Guidelines.
(10th Cir. 2000); United States v. Hernandez , 134 F.3d 1435 (10th Cir. 1998).
None of the recognized exceptions, including the two exceptions in the
Agreement in this case, apply here. Mr. Martin does not assert ineffective
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The fact that the infringement amount greatly exceeds Mr. Martins most
recent financial investment of $11,100 in his counterfeiting scheme does not
indicate that the retail price selected by the district court should not have been
used. By using the normal retail price, the infringement amount will generally
exceed the infringers gain from selling bootleg copies, as anticipated by the
Sentencing Commission. United States v. Larracuente, 952 F.2d 672, 674 (2d Cir.
1992) (quotation omitted). This loss enhancement acts as a deterrent against
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courts findings and the basis for them. The sentence imposed was well within
the statutory maximum recited in the Agreement and the waiver extends to the
types of determination made by the district court.
Accordingly, having found the waiver valid, and this appeal falling within
its plain language, we enforce it and DISMISS the appeal.
ENTERED FOR THE COURT
Stephen H. Anderson
Circuit Judge
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future counterfeiting schemes. See USSG 2B5.3, comment. (backgd).
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