United States v. Donelle Fleming

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• noting that, under certain circumstances, once a court accepts a plea agreement, it is “bound by the bargain” the parties reached
• noting that the district court informed the defendant that he retained an unqualified right to appeal despite the waiver provision
• finding valid waiver where the record “clearly - 13 - No. 22-3277, United States v. Gallagher demonstrate[d] that [the defendant] understood the waiver contained in the plea agreement and consented to it voluntarily”
• appeal waiver upheld where the record clearly demonstrated that appellant understood the waiver contained in the plea agreement and consented to it voluntarily
• “The sine qua non of a valid waiver is that the defendant enter into the agreement knowingly and voluntarily.”
• “It is well settled that a defendant in a criminal case may waive any right, even a constitutional right, by means of a plea agreement”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).