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appellate waiver
Coverage of appellate waiver in the Nexus archive.
- Court rules defendants may under certain circumstances appeal a sentencing condition despite an appellate waiver
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that a defendant can appeal a supervised-release condition even with an appellate waiver if enforcing it causes a miscarriage of justice. The case of Munson Hunter, who pleaded guilty to aiding wire fraud, was sent back to the 5th Circuit for further review.