Legal Opinion
United States v. Heredia
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 8, 2014No. 12-50331PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Every day along the southwest border, previously deported aliens lacking entry documents are arrested, detained, and charged with illegal reentry. Once convicted, they serve a term of imprisonment, and then are again deported. The numbers are so great that federal prosecutors in these border states began to resort to an efficient means of securing a conviction: a “fast-track” plea agreement that binds the government and the defendant, but not the district judge.
The government secures the benefit of a streamlined process that minimizes the burden on its…
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