United States First Circuit

Plea conviction and sentencing of defendant for hijacking a car in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 2119 is upheld where defendant fails to meet his burden of plain error in his appellate challenge based on: 1) the invalidity of a waiver-of-appeal provision in the plea agreement, and 2) an impermissibly enhanced sentence he received because he was designated as a career offender.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/02/2011
• Published 06/02/2011

Judges

• TORRUELLA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel