UNITED STATES v. MYERS (2020)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Kameron Todd Myers pleaded guilty to carjacking and associated firearms offenses pursuant to a plea agreement with the government under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C). In the plea agreement, the parties stipulated to a sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release. At the sentencing hearing, the district court accepted the plea agreement and sentenced Mr. Myers to 14 years’ imprisonment but imposed five-year terms of supervised released on two of the firearms counts.

Mr. Myers appealed, challenging his sentence. The government then filed a motion to enforce the waiver of appellate rights contained in the plea agreement. The parties have since filed a joint motion to remand to the district court for resentencing. In the joint motion, the government and Mr. Myers agree that the district court plainly erred in imposing a supervised release term other than was agreed upon in the Rule 11(c)(1)(C) plea agreement. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(c)(1)(C) (stating that the sentencing recommendation or request contained in the plea agreement “binds the court once the court accepts the plea agreement”). The government also states in the motion that “it does not seek to enforce the waiver to the extent it applies to the error as to the length of supervised release.” Joint Mot. to Remand at 3.

Consequently, we grant the parties’ joint motion to remand, vacate the judgment, and remand to the district court for resentencing. The motion to enforce the appeal waiver and motion for stay are denied as moot.

Per Curiam