Legal Opinion

United States v. Ronald Frank Vaughan

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 7, 1994No. 92-3690PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

After pleading guilty to two counts of money laundering, Ronald Frank Vaughan appeals his conviction, arguing that the indictment violated his plea agreement in a prior case. We conclude that this claim is foreclosed by Vaughan’s guilty plea. Therefore, we affirm.

I

In July 1991, Vaughan entered into a plea agreement pursuant to which he pleaded guilty to a marijuana conspiracy charge, and the government agreed that it would “bring no further narcotics charges” against Vaughan, either for the activities resulting in that indictment, or for “additional drug and narcotic…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. United States v. BroceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Mabry v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by50 opinions

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  3. United States v. SeayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. Max Weisberg v. State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Mark A. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

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