Whether appeal waivers in plea agreements are enforceable

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Across all federal circuits, the courts of appeals have held that, as part of a plea agreement with the government, a criminal defendant can waive his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. A number of federal judges have dissented from this view, stating that the right of appeal cannot be waived in a plea agreement. A number of State Supreme Courts agree that the right of appeal is nonwaivable. Petitioner, whose appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit was dismissed based on the appeal waiver in his plea agreement, urges this Court to hold that appeal waivers in plea agreements are not enforceable. i : INTERESTED PARTIES There are no