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Criminal Law: Firearms Offense-Appeal Waiver-Challenge to Sentence
Staff Report//June 1, 2023//
Defendant appealed the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to a firearms offense pursuant to a plea agreement that contained an appeal waiver.
Where defendant’s sentencing challenge fell within the scope of his appeal waiver, the court dismissed the appeal.
Appeal is dismissed.
U.S. v. Thompson (MLW No. 79954/Case No. 23-1075 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Kays, J.
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