Wright
United States v. Wright
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Richard A. Wright and Donald Hamilton (collectively “Appellants”) appeal the district court’s finding that the subsequent conviction of Officer Doug Bos, for witness tampering in an unrelated investigation, did not affect the court’s denial of their motions to suppress. Appellants assert that the district court abused its discretion in denying their discovery and continuance requests and clearly erred in denying their motions to suppress. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We dismiss in part and affirm in part.
A. Wright’s Appeal
A waiver of a right to appeal is enforceable “if knowingly and voluntarily made.” United States v. Michlin, 34 F.3d 896, 898 (9th Cir.1994) (citations omitted). On September 15, 1999, Wright entered into a written plea agreement, in which he agreed to enter an unconditional plea of guilty to all four counts of the Third Superseding Indictment and to waive his right to appeal any sentence imposed by the court. The record shows that Wright knowingly and voluntarily agreed to this waiver in a negotiated plea agreement, and he has made no showing that the subsequent conviction of Bos undermined his plea agreement or rendered…