UNITED STATES v. WATSON

No. 22-1779.

48 F.4th 536 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dinish L. WATSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

September 7, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura Reppert , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Peter W. Henderson , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, Thomas W. Patton , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Easterbrook, Scudder, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.


Plea agreements are common in federal criminal practice, and many contain a provision in which the defendant, often in exchange for a concession from the government, agrees to waive his right to appeal. Some defendants nonetheless then appeal, with the government understandably often reacting by saying it wants the court...

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