Legal Opinion
United States v. Raymond C. Cox
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 1991No. 89-3308PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
This rather straightforward criminal prosecution raises two troubling issues: a district court’s discretion to reject a plea agreement because the defendant will not admit guilt of the crime charged, and the proper procedure for providing to the district court a proffer of evidence of a conspiracy pursuant to United States v. Santiago, 582 F.2d 1128 (7th Cir.1978). Although the conduct of this case gives us pause as to both of these issues, we affirm the judgment of conviction.
I
The facts here are not especially complex. Basically, Raymond Cox was charged with and convicted…
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