United States Third Circuit

A "waiver of appeal" provision in a guilty-plea agreement is valid if entered into knowingly and voluntarily, unless it works a miscarriage of justice.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/20/2001
• Decided 12/06/2001
• Published 12/07/2001

Judges

• Before:  SCIRICA, RENDELL and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lori M. Koch (Argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Camden, NJ, Attorney for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• George S. Leone (Argued), Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, Attorney for Appellee.