United States v. Teeter

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• holding that the text of the plea agreement should contain “a clear statement elucidating the waiver and delineating its scope”
• holding that courts should refuse to honor the waiver if the district court plainly errs in sentencing
• holding that the trial court “must inquire specifically at the change-of-plea hearing into any waiver of appellate rights”
• holding that when a reviewing court assesses an appeal waiver, it must determine whether “the defendant freely and intelligently agreed to waive her right to appeal”
• stating that waivers are “presumptively valid” if knowing and voluntary, but are still subject to a general exception for miscarriage of justice
• noting that 1999 amendment— “which was in force when Teeter changed her plea — alters the decisional calculus”

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