U.S. v. Norris, No. 04-2073 (8th Cir.) (439 F.3d 916) (March 10, 2006) (Judge Michael J. Melloy)
Loaded on Feb. 1, 2006
published in Punch and Jurists
February 06, 2006
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Breach of Plea/Coop./Immunity Agreements.
After Jamal Norris negotiated and signed a plea agreement with the Government, a new AUSA took over his case for sentencing. The new prosecutor believed that his predecessor had given Norris too favorable a deal, so the government tried to limit the scope of the agreement. The district court …
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