SANFORD v. U.S.

Docket No. 16-1840 August Term, 2016.

841 F.3d 578 (2016)

Elijah SANFORD, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: November 9, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BARRY D. LEIWANT , Edward Scott Zas , Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, New York, for Petitioner.

MATTHEW S. AMATRUDA , Jo Ann M. Navickas , United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York, for Respondent.

Before: KATZMANN, Chief Judge, WESLEY, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


Elijah Sanford pleaded guilty to one count of Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951. In his plea agreement, Sanford agreed "not to file an appeal or otherwise challenge the conviction or sentence in the event that the Court impose[d] a term of imprisonment of 210 months or below." The district court accepted Sanford's plea...

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