U.S. v. WIGGINS

No. 89-5199.

905 F.2d 51 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Langford WIGGINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donn Edward Garvey, Jr. (argued), Legal Center of Anderson & Garvey, Alexandria, Va., for defendant-appellant.

William Graham Otis, Sr. Litigation Counsel, Office of the U.S. Atty. (argued), Henry E. Hudson, U.S. Atty., and Dennis M. Kennedy, Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va. (on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SPROUSE, WILKINSON and WILKINS, Circuit Judges.


WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

The issue is whether defendant, Langford Wiggins, may appeal, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742, the sentence imposed by the district court in connection with a plea agreement in which Wiggins expressly waived his right to appeal his sentence. We hold that the waiver is enforceable and dismiss the appeal.

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While incarcerated at Lorton Reformatory, Langford Wiggins was a witness to events surrounding the murder of a fellow...

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