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Third Circuit: Despite ‘Expressly and Repeatedly’ Requesting Low-End Sentence, Government Breached Plea Agreement by Emphasizing ‘Heinous’ Nature of Offense and Presenting Victim-Impact Evidence at Sentencing Thereby Undermining Recommendation

by Sam Rutherford

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that the Government breached its promise in a plea agreement with the defendant to recommend a sentence at the low-end of the sentencing Guidelines range by emphasizing the “heinous” nature of his crime and its impact on ...

 

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