United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's ignorance of the strength of his potential appellate claims at the time that he entered into the plea agreement did not make his waiver of appeal involuntary.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/08/2000
• Decided 12/28/2000
• Published 12/28/2000

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Arthur Pirelli, of San Francisco, California (argued), for the defendant-appellant., J. Douglas Wilson, Chief, Appellate Section (argued), Robert S. Mueller, III, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, Steven F. Gruel, Assistant U.S. Attorney, of San Francisco, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.