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WATSON v. U.S.

No. 97-5738.

165 F.3d 486 (1999)

George C. WATSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 21, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan G. James (argued and briefed), Law Offices of Susan G. James & Associates, Montgomery, Alabama, for Appellant.

Steve H. Cook (argued and briefed), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: KENNEDY and RYAN Circuit Judges; ROSEN, District Judge.

ROSEN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

George C. Watson, a federal prisoner, appeals a March 19, 1997 District Court order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. Because we find that Watson validly waived the right to collaterally attack his sentence in his plea agreement, we affirm the District Court's judgment.

II. BACKGROUND

On January 30, 1990,...

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