Legal Opinion

White v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 18, 1980No. 79-1143PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

This case presents one question: whether the government broke its agreement not to oppose a substantial suspended sentence and residential drug program for appellant, Clarence Paul White, in exchange for his agreement to plead guilty to charges of second-degree burglary and forgery. We answer in the affirmative, vacate appellant’s sentences, and remand for resentenc-ing by a different judge.

I

On October 18, 1978, the government filed an information charging appellant with second-degree burglary, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-1801(b), and forgery, id, § 22-1401. Appellant agreed…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Anthony Correale v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
  3. United States v. Peter A. Crusco and Phillip A. Cimmino. Appeal of Phillip CimminoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. Thomas J. BowlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Robert Nathaniel BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  3. Gaston v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Elmore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2007
  5. In Re C.S. McP.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986

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