Hunter v. United States · ¶59

Today, the Court breaks its silence. Agreeing with Mr. Hunter and certain Courts of Appeals, it holds that an appeal waiver is unenforceable when a defendant seeks to appeal a sentence that represents a “miscarriage of justice.” Ante, at 727. To illustrate what this standard means, the Court offers some “examples.” Ante, at 728. At the same time, the Court takes care to emphasize that these examples are “not intended” to be “exclusive.” Ibid.

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