U.S. v. JOHNSON

Docket No. 03-1063.

347 F.3d 412 (2003)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Kevin JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: October 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil M. Barofsky, Assistant United States Attorney, for James B. Comey, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (Laura Grossfield Birger, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel), for Appellee the United States.

Colleen P. Cassidy, Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender Division, New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellant Kevin Johnson.

Before: WINTER, CALABRESI, and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.


KATZMANN, Circuit Judge.

This case raises the issue of whether an otherwise valid waiver of appeal contained in a plea agreement can be enforced against a defendant who contends that his sentence was imposed based upon a constitutionally impermissible consideration. It also involves whether a sentencing judge can impose a longer term of probation on a defendant because of his financial situation and current inability to pay a restitution award. Defendant appeals from...

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