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(appeal waiver is enforced)CriminalCourt of AppealsAppeal
Can this robbery defendant appeal his sentence despite a plea deal?
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Decided
- Sep 18, 2026
- Docket
- 23-30454
- Judges
- Not listed
Detailed analysis & 3-line summary
AI breakdown
Where this case stands
District court: enforced the appeal waiver in the plea agreement.
This decision · Appeal
(appeal waiver is enforced)
TL;DR
- 1The defendant wanted to appeal his sentence, arguing he was misclassified as a .
- 2The court decided to enforce the appeal waiver in his plea deal.
- 3It found no serious error that would justify overturning the waiver.
Key issues
- 1
Should the appeal waiver be enforced despite potential sentencing errors?
Holding · Yes, the court enforced the waiver, finding no egregious error that met the miscarriage of justice standard.
Why it matters
This affects how plea deals and appeal waivers are handled, particularly focusing on when appeal rights might be restored.
If you were the judge?
Can this robbery defendant appeal his sentence despite a plea deal?
- 1The defendant pleaded guilty to robbery and waived appeal rights to avoid more charges.
- 2He later wanted to appeal, saying the court wrongly called him a career criminal.
- 3The Supreme Court says waivers can't cause a miscarriage of justice, but is this such a case?
Can the defendant appeal his sentence based on claimed calculation errors?
Be the first jurorTo protect victims, the names of the people involved and the full judgment are not shown here. The official court record is linked below.
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