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U.S. v. Riggs, No. 00-2460 (1st Cir.) (287 F.3d 221) (April 24, 2002) (Judge Juan R. Torruella)

Loaded on April 1, 2002 published in Punch and Jurists April 01, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Breach of Plea/Coop./Immunity Agreements.

Here the Court vacated a sentence after finding that the Government fell "woefully short" of satisfying the "meticulous standards" expected by ignoring its agreement to recomment 5-to-50 grams of crack and recommending instead 480 grams.

It seems as if everyone was asleep on this case. The defendant pled guilty to …

 

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