United States v. Marion His Law, Also Known as Charlie Boy His Law

Marion His Law challenges the sentence the district court 1 imposed after he pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. The government argues the appeal should be dismissed because His Law agreed in the plea agreement to waive his right to appeal, or challenge via post-conviction writs of habeas corpus or co-ram nobis, the district court’s entry of judgment and imposition of sentence. We construe this as a promise on His Law’s part not to appeal his sentence. We have held that a promise made in a plea agreement is…