Legal Opinion
United States v. Salas-Fernandez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 10, 2010No. 08-2015PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
As framed by the parties, this appeal poses two questions. The first concerns the preclusive effect, if any, of a waiver-of-appeal provision with respect to an order for restitution. The second concerns the appropriateness of the order itself. We bypass the first question and uphold the order on the merits.
The background events are easily recounted. On March 20, 2008, defendant-appellant Edgardo Salas-Fernández plead ed guilty to counts charging him with violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1951(a) and 924(e)(1)(A.)(ii), respectively. His plea entailed an admission that he had…
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