UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas J. PHILLIPS, Defendant-Appellant

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• concluding that even if defendant had voluntarily and knowingly waived his general right to appeal, this waiver would not affect his ability to appeal a violation of the restitution statutes, citing United States v. Broughton-Jones , 71 F.3d 1143 (4th Cir. 1995)
• concluding that even if defendant had voluntarily and knowingly waived his general right to appeal, this waiver would not affect his ability to appeal a violation of the restitution statutes, citing United States v. Broughton-Jones, 71 F.3d 1143 (4th Cir. 1995)
• noting that waiver of appeal was inapplicable to argument that restitution order violated a federal restitution statute
• concluding that even if the plea agreement had been entered into knowingly and voluntarily, if the restitution order was nonetheless in excess of the statutory maximum in violation of the VWPA, and therefore illegal, the defendant would be permitted to appeal that decision
• appeal waiver does not preclude a claim that the plea agreement is ambiguous as 5 to losses subject to restitution

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