United States v. George S. (Joe) Corbett

George S. (Joe) Corbett pled guilty to two counts of willfully failing to report the death of wild and free-roaming horses to the Bureau of Land Management. In this direct appeal, he complains of the Government’s failure to honor portions of its plea agreement and of certain errors in the sentence imposed by the district court. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate Corbett’s sentence and remand the case to the district court so that Corbett may replead to the charges against him.

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Appellant George S. (Joe) Corbett (Corbett) was charged in a seven-count indictment with violating various…