U.S. v. Perillo

Ct. of Appeals dismissed defendant’s appeal of Dist. Ct.’s denial of her motion to withdraw her guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to kidnap and commissioning murder for hire. Instant plea agreement contained appellate waiver, and defendant indicated at plea colloquy that she understood and was waiving right to appeal. Moreover, language of appellate waiver, which covered defendant’s “right to appeal the conviction imposed in this case on any ground,” applied to defendant’s appellate claims that Dist. Ct. erred in denying her motion to withdraw her guilty plea and in imposing $74,848.71 restitution order. Ct. also rejected defendant’s claim that her guilty plea was involuntary because she was unaware of potential entrapment defense at time she entered into said plea.