United States v. Larry Cooney

GRUENDER; Circuit Judge.

The district court 1 granted Larry Coo-ney’s motion to vacate and correct his sentence and resentenced him to 108 months’ imprisonment. Cooney now appeals that sentence. We dismiss the appeal, however, based on the appellate waiver in his plea agreement.

I

In 2013, Cooney pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The plea agreement provides, with exceptions not relevant here, that, Cooney “waives the right to appeal the conviction and sentence directly under Title 28, United States Code, Section 1291 and/or Title 18, United…