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U.S. v. Dorsey, No. 06-16698 (11th Cir.) (512 F.3d 1321) (January 14, 2008) (Judge Charles R. Wilson)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2008 published in Punch and Jurists January 07, 2008
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Refusal to file motion.

Here the Court held that the government’s alleged refusal to file a once-promised § 5K1.1 motion for reduction of sentence because the defendant elected to go to trial instead of pleading guilty could constitute an "unconstitutional motive.

In this case of first impression in the First Circuit, the Court held ...

 

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