Fifth Circuit· 10/8/1992

United States v. Brian Melancon

Citations

972 F.2d 566
1992 WL 211482

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holding that defendant may waive constitutional rights pursuant to plea agreement
“[T]he uncertainty of [the defendant’s] sentence does not render his [appellate] waiver uninformed.” (citing United States v. Rutan, 956 F.2d 827, 830 (8th Cir. 1992) and United States v. Wiggins, 905 F.2d 51, 52 (4th Cir. 1990))
“The uncertainty of Appellant’s sentence does not render his waiver uninformed.”
“the uncertainty of Appellant’s sentence dops not render his waiver un-informedj
“uncertainty of Appellant’s sentence does not render his waiver uninformed.”

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Judges: Jolly, Duhé, Parker

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