Where a defendant appealed his sentence in a drug case, the defendant entered into a plea agreement and appeal waiver knowingly and voluntarily, and his challenge fell within the scope of the waiver, so his appeal is dismissed. Appeal is ...

Tagged with: appeal waiver Criminal Law plea agreement sentencing

Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a drug case, the defendant entered into a plea agreement and appeal waiver knowingly and voluntarily, and his challenge fell within the scope of the waiver, so his appeal is dismissed. Appeal is ...

Tagged with: appeal waiver Criminal Law plea agreement sentencing

Where a defendant appealed his sentence in a drug case, the defendant entered into a plea agreement and appeal waiver knowingly and voluntarily, and his challenge fell within the scope of the waiver, so his appeal is dismissed. Appeal is ...

Tagged with: appeal waiver Criminal Law plea agreement sentencing

Where a defendant directly appealed his sentence in a drug case, the appeal waiver in the plea agreement was enforceable, and there were no non-frivolous issues for appeal outside the scope of the waiver, so the appeal is dismissed. Appeal ...

Tagged with: appeal waiver Criminal Law plea agreement sentencing

Where a defendant challenged the application of guidelines enhancements and the reasonableness of his sentence, the appeal waivers were valid, applicable and enforceable, so the appeal is dismissed. Appeal is dismissed. U.S. v. Lleras-Rodriguez (MLW No. 73112/Case No. 18-2289 – ...

Tagged with: appeal waiver Criminal Law plea agreement sentencing

  Where a defendant challenged the denial of a sentence reduction, the district court concluded that it would have imposed the same prison term even without the relevant plea agreement, and the court’s explanation was adequate. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law plea agreement reduction sentencing

  Where a defendant challenged his sentence arguing that the government breached the plea agreement, the government did not breach the plea agreement when it argued against acceptance of responsibility following revocation of pretrial release based on the defendant’s evasive ...

Tagged with: Acceptance Of Responsibility Criminal Law plea agreement sentencing

  Defendant pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return, pursuant to a plea agreement in which she agreed to waive her right to appeal the length of her prison sentence unless it exceeded the statutory maximum. Where the district ...

Tagged with: appeal waiver Filing False Tax Return plea agreement

  Defendant appealed his sentence, imposed pursuant to a plea agreement that contained an appeal waiver. Where defendant’s challenge to his sentence fell within the scope of his appeal waiver in his plea agreement, which he entered knowingly and voluntarily, ...

Tagged with: appeal waiver Criminal Law Firearms Offense plea agreement

  Defendant appealed the district court’s judgment, imposed after defendant pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement to an assault charge. Where defendant agreed to an appeal waiver in his plea agreement, the court dismissed his appeal of his judgment ...

Tagged with: appeal waiver Assault Criminal Law plea agreement

Where a defendant in a second-degree murder case challenged his sentence, arguing that the district court committed procedural and substantive error in its calculations, the defendant did not show that the government breached the plea agreement, so the appeal waiver ...

Tagged with: appeal waiver Criminal Law plea agreement