Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Jay Kettering
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 1988No. 88-3047PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Donald Jay Kettering appeals the district court’s order denying his motion to enforce a plea agreement. Kettering asserts that the district court erred in refusing to enforce the agreement because: 1) the plea agreement the defendant entered into pursuant to the representations of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent bound both the government and the defendant; 2) the DEA agent possessed authority to bind the prosecution to the statements made to the defendant; and 3) the defendant relied to his detriment upon the agent’s assertions by cooperating with the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Gary Thomas Rowe v. Carl Griffin, Etc., Hon. Jesse O. BryanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. James Francis McGovernCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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