Legal Opinion
United States v. Curtis L. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 2019No. 18-2350PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Brennan, Circuit Judge.
During an in-chambers conference among court and counsel, Curtis Johnson's attorney withdrew an objection to the restitution amount to be paid to the victims of his client's wire fraud. Johnson was not present. Then, in open court, Johnson confirmed he no longer disputed restitution, recognized the plea agreement included an appeal waiver, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced. Johnson now challenges his sentence, arguing he did not waive this appeal and his sentence is unconstitutional because he was not present when his attorney dropped the restitution objection. We…
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