United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. La Rhonda Cynthia Crawford, A/K/a Carol Gail Smith, Defendant-Appellant., 2 F.3d 1161 (10th Cir. 1993)
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Before TACHA, BALDOCK and KELLY, Circuit Judges.*
ORDER AND JUDGMENT**
PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.
Subsequent to the denial of her motion to suppress, Ms. Crawford entered an unconditional plea of guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. Secs . 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A). She now appeals the judgment, seeking to challenge the district court's denial of her motion to suppress statements made prior to receipt of Miranda warnings. The conditional plea procedure established by Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(a)(2) allows a defendant to plead guilty while reserving the right to obtain appellate review of an adverse pretrial ruling such as a motion to suppress.
However, the procedure is dependent upon "the approval of the court and consent of the government." Id. Absent a jurisdictional claim, an unconditional plea of guilty waives subsequent review of most pretrial issues preceding a voluntary plea. United States v. Broce, 488 U.S. 563, 569 (1989); United States v. Cortez, 973 F.2d 764, 766-67 (9th Cir.1992). The record contains not a hint of a conditional plea. Thus, we may not review the denial of Ms. Crawford's motion to suppress. United States v. Bell, 966 F.2d 914, 915-17 (5th Cir.1992); United States v. Davis, 900 F.2d 1524, 1525-26 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 111 S.Ct. 155 (1990).
AFFIRMED.
* After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a), 10th Cir.R. 34.1.9. The cause therefore is ordered submitted without oral argument
** This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir.R. 36.3
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Clayton Bell, Defendant-Appellant., 966 F.2d 914 (5th Cir. 1992)
- U.S. Supreme Court - United States v. Broce, 488 U.S. 563 (1989)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit - United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Duvalier Antonio Davis, Defendant-Appellant., 900 F.2d 1524 (10th Cir. 1990)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Cortez, Defendant-Appellant., 973 F.2d 764 (9th Cir. 1992)
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