Opinion ID: 2977216
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Heading: Waiver of Right to Appeal Sentencing

Text: -3- No. 07-5503 United States v. Hickman First, Hickman argues that he did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his right to appeal his sentence because he was not aware of the possibility that he could be classified as an armed career criminal until after he entered his guilty plea. The government has forfeited its right to enforce the appeal waiver provision in Hickman’s plea agreement by deciding not to assert the waiver clause in its brief of appeal. Hunter v. United States, 160 F.3d 1109, 1113 (6th Cir. 1998) (“[T]he government can forfeit a waiver argument by failing to raise it.”). Thus, we address the merits of Hickman’s challenges to his sentencing.