What is the test for a broad waiver of rights to appeal and collaterally attack?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Solis v. United States, 00-CR-5441 AWI, 1:03-CV-5535 AWI (E.D. Cal. 2014):
The few well established exceptions to the general rule of applicability of broad waivers of rights to appeal and collaterally attack appear to focus on the contractual nature of the plea agreement. Thus, case authority recognizes the government's interest in the finality of judgments, United States v. Littlefield, 105 F.3d 527, 530 (9 Cir. 1997), and recognizes only
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