U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States v. Nyandoro

September 4, 2026

Summary

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment, holding that the appeal waiver was enforceable and that the district court did not err in denying Nyandoro's motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The court found that Nyandoro's constitutional challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) were not obvious errors sufficient to trigger the Supreme Court's miscarriage‑of‑justice exception. Consequently, the plea agreement and sentence stand.