United States v. Fulvio Desantiago-Martinez

Fulvio DeSantiago-Martinez appeals his sentence, which was imposed after he pleaded guilty pursuant to the terms of a written plea agreement. The government now moves t.o dismiss the appeal on the ground that the plea agreement contains an express waiver of the right to appeal the sentence. We dismiss.

“[A]n express waiver of the right to appeal in a negotiated plea of guilty is valid if knowingly and voluntarily made.” United States v. Bolinger, 940 F.2d 478, 480 (9th Cir.1991); United States v. Navarro-Botello, 912 F.2d 318, 319, 321-22 (9th Cir.1990), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct. 1488,…