(AP) -- DETROIT - A lawyer for Detroit ex-councilwoman Monica Conyers says an appeal in her criminal case will focus on a judge's refusal to allow her to withdraw her guilty plea to corruption.
Doug Mullkoff is trying to clear up any misunderstanding of what Conyers wants from the federal appeals court in Cincinnati.
Mullkoff acknowledges that Conyers' agreement with prosecutors bars an appeal of her conviction or sentence if the punishment is less than five years. He says she's upset about U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn's reaction when she requested to scratch her guilty plea before the sentence in March.
Mullkoff filed a response Wednesday to the government's request that the appeals court reject an appeal by Conyers. She's due to start a 37-month prison sentence by July 1.
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