United States Second Circuit

US v. FISHER, 98-1330

In cases where a defendant executes a valid waiver of the right to appeal in a plea agreement, a district judge's statement after sentencing about a "right to appeal" does not alter the binding force of defendant's waiver of appellate rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/13/2000
• Published 11/13/2000

Judges

• JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before:  NEWMAN and KEARSE, Circuit Judges, and KORMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott Bratton, Cincinnati, Ohio, on the brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas M. Finnegan, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York, N.Y. (Mary Jo White, U.S. Atty., George S. Canellos, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York, N.Y., on the brief), for appellee.