Summary Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Camille Wilkins

05-50705Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit9 de mar. de 2006

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* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
March 8, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-50705
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
CAMILLE WILKINS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
No. 7:04-CR-234-2
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Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Camille Wilkins appeals her conviction of aiding and abetting
possession of more than 5 grams of cocaine with intent to
distribute and her sentence. She raises two issues in this appeal.
Wilkins argues, for the first time on appeal, that the
Government breached its plea agreement with her when it failed to
file a motion for downward departure of her sentence pursuant to
U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1. Where, as here, the Government retained its
discretion to file a motion under section 5K1.1, absent an

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unconstitutional motive, its decision not to file such a motion is
not a breach of the plea agreement. See United States v. Garcia-
Bonilla, 11 F.3d 45, 46 (5th Cir. 1993). Wilkins does not allege
any unconstitutional motive on the part of the Government.
Consequently, Wilkins has not shown plain error with respect to her
claim that the Government breached her plea agreement by not filing
a motion under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1. See United States v. Reeves, 255
F.3d 208, 210 (5th Cir. 2001).
Wilkins also argues that the district court erred by finding
her ineligible for a reduction under the safety-valve provisions of
U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2. As part of her plea agreement, Wilkins waived
“the right to appeal any aspect of the conviction and sentence
. . . [except for] ineffective assistance of counsel or
prosecutorial misconduct of constitutional dimension of which the
Defendant did not have knowledge at the time of sentencing.”
Wilkins was properly advised of the terms of this waiver at
rearraignment, and we conclude that she agreed to the waiver
knowingly and voluntarily. See FED. R. CRIM. P. 11(b)(1)(N); United
States v. Bond, 414 F.3d 542, 544 (5th Cir. 2005); United States v.
McKinney, 406 F.3d 744, 746 (5th Cir. 2005). Therefore, we will
uphold the waiver provision and will not consider this issue.
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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