"to waive the appeal" ili to "waive the appeal rights"

"In view of appellant's refusal to be evaluated by State Hospital personnel and the consequent lack of a full mental evaluation to inform the circuit court's inquiry into appellant's capacity to waive his appeal knowingly and intelligently, the supreme court declined to honor his request to waive the appeal;"
http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/1997a/970324/cr96-33.txt

"A party can expressly waive the right to appeal if (1) counsel was authorized by the client to waive the appeal rights, (2) the waiver was express, and (3) the waiver was voluntary, not improperly coerced by the trial judge or other party."
http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/states/Cal.Ct.App/F03514...

"Now, the Louisiana Supreme Court must decide whether Gerald “Jimmy” Bordelon has the right to waive the appeal, which is given to any person sentenced to death in Louisiana."
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/articles/2007/07/06/news/0...