Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Purser
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 25, 2014No. 12-20542PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Christopher Purser pled guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and appeals his sentence on several grounds. The Government contends that he is barred from doing so because of an appeal waiver contained within his plea agreement. We enforce the appeal waiver and dismiss the appeal.
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Christopher Purser was indicted for several finance-related crimes and ultimately pled guilty to Count One, which charged him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. As part of his plea agreement,…
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