Remington v. United States

BARRON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns a collateral challenge that James Remington brings under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 regarding his underlying criminal case, in which he received consecutive prison sentences for .his two federal convictions. Remington brings this § 2255 motion 1 notwithstanding that he had pleaded guilty to the underlying crimes pursuant to a plea agreement in which he waived his right to bring certain collateral challenges to either his convictions or his sentences for them.

Without reference to that waiver, the District Court denied the motion, and Remington argues to us that…