NUNEZ v. U.S.

No. 06-1014.

546 F.3d 450 (2008)

Armando NUNEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 6, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda T. Coberly (submitted), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Armando Nunez, Lisbon, OH, pro se.

Edmond E. Chang, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Last year we held that by surrendering, as part of a plea bargain, his opportunity to wage a collateral attack on his conviction, Armando Nunez had waived any right to relief based on the theory that his lawyer should have filed a notice of appeal in violation of the plea agreement (which waived the right to appeal as well as the right to pursue collateral relief). The agreement preserved an opportunity to contest the voluntariness of the...

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