United States Second Circuit

Defendant who agreed to waive right to appeal if sentenced "within or below" sentencing range in plea agreement validly waived his rights even though sentencing court misstated the agreement as waiving those rights if sentenced "within" the sentencing range.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/28/2001
• Published 03/28/2001

Judges

• JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before FEINBERG, JON O. NEWMAN, and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Valerie S. Amsterdam,James M. Branden, Amsterdam & Branden, New York, NY, submitted a brief for defendant-appellant., Loretta E. Lynch, U.S. Atty., Emily Berger, James Miskiewicz, Asst. U.S. Attys., Brooklyn, NY, submitted a brief for appellee.