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· 1/29/2014

United States v. Andrew Vela

Citations

  • 740 F.3d 1150
  • 2014 WL 310384
  • 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 1828

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a subsequent change in the law does not render an appeal waiver involuntary
  • holding that an appeal waiver was not rendered invalid by a subsequent change in the law
  • holding that a subsequent change in the law does not render an appeal waiver involuntary
  • holding that plea agreement with similar terms waived a sentencing challenge where the Supreme Court decision was not expressly made retroactive
  • holding that the “plain terms” of a plea agreement with identical language precluded petitioner from challenging sentence based on a Supreme Court decision not expressly made retroactive

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Judges: Flaum, Easterbrook, Griesbach

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