United States v. Hoot

PER CURIAM: *

Kevin Hoot appeals his sentence for bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). We consider this appeal despite Hoot’s waiver of his right to appeal in his plea bargain agreement because during the Rule 11 hearing the district court did not ask the defendant whether he understood his “waiver of appeal and the consequences.” See United States v. Robinson, 187 F.3d 516, 517-18 (5th Cir.1999); see also Fed. R.Ceim. P. 11(b)(1)(N). Nor did the district court ask Hoot whether he read the plea agreement and understood it. See United States v. Portillo, 18 F.3d 290, 293 (5th…