United States Sixth Circuit

A waiver of appeal provision in a plea agreement, which exempts any sentence above the "statutory maximum" from waiver, does effectively waive appeal of violations under US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/01/2005
• Published 06/01/2005

Judges

• Before:  MERRITT and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  DUGGAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nikki C. Pierce, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Greeneville, Tennessee, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher D. Poole, Assistant United States Attorney, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee.