United States v. Palmer
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Clay Inman Palmer appeals the restitution order imposed following his guilty plea to four counts of bank larceny, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(b). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The legality of a restitution order is reviewed de novo, United States v. Baggett,
Palmer contends that the district court’s restitution order violates the dictates of the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA).
To the extent that Palmer contends that his waiver of appeal is unenforceable, this contention lacks merit. The record shows that the district court sufficiently complied with Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(c)(6). United States v. Anglin, 215 F.3d 1064, 1067 (9th Cir. 2000). This waiver forecloses our consideration of Palmer’s contention that the district court violated Fed.R.Crim.P. 32. Although we have noted that there may be cases where “a sentencing error could be entirely unforeseeable and therefore not barred by the defendant’s appeal waiver,” United States v. Johnson, 67 F.3d 200, 203 n. 6 (9th Cir. 1995), this is not one of those cases. Cf. United States v. Jacobson, 15 F.3d 19 (2nd Cir. 1994) (concluding that waiver of right to appeal sentence did not bar appeal on ground that sentencing disparity among codefendants was based entirely on race in violation of due process); United States v. Marin, 961 F.2d 493, 496 (4th Cir. 1992) (waiver of right to appeal does not encompass a sentence in excess of maximum statutory penalty or one based on a constitutionally impermissible factor such as race).
AFFIRMED.
. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.
. Palmer need not challenge the validity of his waiver to bring this claim. See United States v. Baramdyka, 95 F.3d 840, 843 (9th Cir. 1996) (concluding that "[u]nder the law of this Circuit, [defendant] ... implicitly preserved his right to appeal on the grounds that the sentence was illegal”).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- United States v. Clay Inman PALMER
- Status
- Published