U.S. v. McLAUGHLIN

No. 14-4920.

813 F.3d 202 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tineka S. MCLAUGHLIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 16, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eric Joseph Brignac , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Phillip Anthony Rubin , Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Thomas P. McNamara , Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Thomas G. Walker , United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Dismissed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge DIAZ and" Judge THACKER joined.


This case concerns the proper construction of a waiver of appellate rights signed by Tineka McLaughlin as part of her plea agreement. She argues that despite the waiver, she is still allowed to challenge on appeal the district court's imposition of a four-level role-in-the-offense enhancement under Section 3B1.1(a) of the...

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