Legal Opinion
United States v. Pascual Dionicio Jeronimo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 23, 2005No. 03-30394PublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge GOULD; Dissent by Judge BERZON.
GOULD, Circuit Judge.
We consider whether a plea agreement is enforceable and effectively waives the right of appeal. We conclude that we are without jurisdiction to assess the merits of this direct appeal.
I
In July 2002, Pascual Dionicio Jeronimo (“Jeronimo”) faced a potential maximum sentence of thirty years imprisonment for various drug trafficking offenses when he entered into plea negotiations with the government. Through his former attorney, John Kolego (“Kolego”), Jeronimo reached a plea agreement on November 1, 2002, whereby the government…
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