United States v. Cooney, No. 16-4447 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit dismissed defendant's appeal of his sentence based on the appellate waiver in his plea agreement. Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was ultimately sentenced to 108 months in prison. Defendant challenged the calculation of his sentencing guidelines range, the substantive reasonableness of the sentence, and certain special conditions of his supervised release. In this case, defendant signed a plea agreement and assented again at the plea hearing. Therefore, he knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal.
Court Description: Gruender, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Wollman, Circuit Judge] Criminal case - Sentencing. Defendant's appeal waiver covered this appeal from a Johnson-based resentencing, and the appeal is dismissed.
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