United States v. Steven Ira Cohen

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• holding that because the district court’s restitution award was within the scope of the court’s authority under the Restitution Act, the defendant’s challenge to the amount of restitution ordered fell within the scope of his appeal waiver
• explaining that we uphold a waiver of appellate rights if the waiver is valid and the issue appealed falls within its scope
• “[R]estitution is . . . part of the criminal defendant’s sentence.”
• “In sum, we conclude that, as a general rule, a defendant who has agreed ‘[t]o waive knowingly and expressly all rights, conferred by 18 U.S.C. § 3742, to appeal whatever sentence is imposed,’ . . . has waived his right to appeal a restitution order.”
• “In sum, we conclude that, as a general rule, a defendant who has agreed ‘[t]o waive knowingly and expressly all rights, conferred by 18 U.S.C. § 3742, to appeal whatever sentence is imposed,’ . . . has waived his right to appeal a restitution order.”

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