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U.S. v. Goodman, No. 97-1513 (2nd Cir.) (165 F.3d 169) (January 20, 1999) (Judge Jon O. Newman)

Here the 2nd Circuit again rejected an "unorthodox" plea agreement which required the defendant to waive the right to appeal "any sentence so long as it does not exceed the maximum term allowed" under the applicable statutes.

Although there clearly is a national imperative to limit the numbers of appeals ...

 

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