United States v. Jennings, No. 10-3365 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseUnder a written plea agreement containing an appeal waiver, defendant pleaded guilty to commercial sex trafficking of children. Defendant appealed and the government moved to dismiss his appeal based on the terms of the appeal waiver. Defendant appealed the motion, arguing that an exception of the appeal waiver applied. The court granted the motion to dismiss the appeal, holding that defendant's claims fell within the scope of the appeal waiver and enforcing the appeal waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice.
Court Description: Criminal case - criminal law. Defendant's claims fall within the scope of his appeal waiver and the appeal must be dismissed. Judge Bye, concurring in part and dissenting in part.
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