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October 29, 2012
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from P&J October, 2012
U.S. v. Lara, No. 11-3850 (8th Cir.) (690 F.3d 1079) (August 31, 2012) (Judge William Duane Benton) by This case is a good example of the Government’s etch-a-sketch approach to plea agreements. Here, the defendant, Jesus Lara, pled guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to the distribution of not …