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D.C. Circuit: Government Breached Plea Agreement by Violating Ambiguous Terms, Ambiguities Resolved in Favor of Defendants, Sentence Vacated

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2022 by David Reutter published in Criminal Legal News February, 2022, page 48
Filed under: Breach of Plea/Coop./Immunity Agreements. Location: District of Columbia.

by David M. Reutter

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that a plea agreement was ambiguous as to the Government’s ability to oppose Safety Valve relief on grounds the defendant was a supervisor or manager in a drug conspiracy. It ordered resentencing that was ...

 

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