United States v. Mejia

Type

Opinion of the Court

Author

Richard Lowell Nygaard

Filed

June 26, 2002

Case

United States v. Mejia

Case status

Decided

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OPINION OF THE COURT NYGAARD, * Circuit Judge. This is an appeal by Appellant, Jose Luis Mejia from the judgment of the District Court in a criminal case following a bargained-for guilty plea. Mejia’s counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 , 87 S.Ct. 1396 , 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), representing that there are no non-frivolous issues for appeal. The brief refers to those portions of the record that might arguably support an appeal and to the law relevant to guilty pleas. As a general rule, the entry of a guilty plea constitutes a waiver of virtually all possible claims for appellate relief except (1) a claim that the court lacked jurisdiction to accept the plea; (2) a claim that the plea was invalid, according to applicable constitutional and statutory standards; and (3) a claim that the sentence is illegal. See United States v. Broce, 488 U.S. 563 , 109 S.Ct. 757 , 102 L.Ed.2d 927 (1989); Tollett v. Henderson, 411 U.S. 258 , 93 S.Ct. 1602 , 36 L.Ed.2d 235 (1973). Since a guilty plea constitutes an admission that a defendant committed the charged crimes, any claim that is inconsistent with an admission of guilt generally is waived by the plea. See Bro…

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