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U.S. v. Swisshelm, No. 16-1416 (8th Cir.) (848 F.3d 1157) (February 22, 2017) (Judge Roger L. Wollman)

Loaded on April 24, 2017 published in Punch and Jurists April 24, 2017
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This is an interesting decision in which the Court addressed an issue of first impression (at least for the Eighth Circuit) - namely, what is the appropriate remedy when defense counsel breaches the terms of his client’s plea agreement.

Here, Bruce Swisshelm pled guilty to one count of bank fraud, ...

 

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