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No. 14-4920
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh.
James C. Fox, Senior
District Judge. (5:14-cr-00057-F-1)
Argued:
Decided:
the
She
argues
that
despite
the
waiver,
she
is
still
four-level
role-in-the-offense
enhancement
under
Section
18
scheme
U.S.C.
in
1344
after
Fayetteville,
she
North
participated
Carolina.
As
in
an
part
of
ATM
fraud
her
plea
questioned
McLaughlin,
asking,
Do
you
understand
you
21
months.
departure
Second,
sentence
the
under
district
U.S.S.G.
court
imposed
4A1.3(a)(1),
an
upward
sentencing
appealed.
She
appealed
only
the
3B1.1(a)
countered,
arguing
that
because
she
received
[was]
established
at
sentencing,
the
appeal
could
go
forward,
even
though
the
substance
of
the
appeal
did
not
is
[relating]
imposed
to
the
on
any
ground,
establishment
of
including
the
any
advisory
issues
Guideline
range. J.A. 42. The reservation clause then withdraws from the
waiver only the right to appeal from a sentence in excess of
the applicable advisory Guideline range that is established at
sentencing. Id.
McLaughlin argues that under the reservation clause, she
has a right to challenge any part of a sentence when the overall
sentence
range.
represents
In
other
an
words,
upward
she
departure
argues
that
from
a
the
Guideline
sentence
means
of
the
agreement
in
its
entirety.
As
matter
of
selective
reading
of
the
waiver
provision
language
whatever
sentence
is
imposed
on
any
ground,
Guideline
McLaughlins
range
is
interpretation.
But
conspicuously
the
absent
interpretation
from
of
plea
to
give
meaning
and
effect
to
every
part
of
the
of
itself
render
an
agreement
ambiguous.
In
determining
considering
[p]articular
words . . .
not
as
if
prevail
over
substance,
and
sensible
meaning
of
words
does
not,
for
whatever
reason,
challenge
her
challenges
the
establishment
of
her
Guideline
range,