Legal Opinion
United States v. James Bushert
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 1993No. 91-3797PublishedCited by 381 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
The validity of a waiver of the right to appeal a sentence, included in a plea agreement, is the primary issue in this case. Appellant James Bushert also appeals various other sentencing issues and the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The government contends that the appeal as to his sentence should be denied because Bus-hert’s plea agreement included a waiver of his right to appeal his sentence. We hold that sentence appeal waivers, made knowingly and voluntarily, are enforceable. Nevertheless, we consider the merits of the sentencing claims in this…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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