Legal Opinion
United States v. Sandoval-Lopez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1997No. Nos. 96-30249, 96-30250PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
This case involves nothing more than a simple, albeit novel, question of contract law: Did the defendants repudiate or breach their plea agreements in collaterally attacking their convictions when, because of a change in the law, the conduct to which they pled guilty was no longer a crime? We conclude that they did not, and therefore reverse.
I. Background
Defendants Jose Maria Sandoval-Lopez and Joaquin Sandoval-Lopez were indicted on federal drug trafficking charges. They were also charged with two counts each of using or carrying a firearm in the commission of a drug…
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