Legal Opinion

United States v. William Whittington

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided November 27, 1990No. 90-5452PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

The appellant in this case, William Marvin Whittington, appeals the district court’s decision to increase his sentence one month prior to his scheduled release from prison. We reverse.

Background

Pursuant to a plea bargain on charges of importing multiple tons of marijuana and evading income tax, the district court sentenced appellant in 1986 to, inter alia, 180 months’ imprisonment. The plea bargain agreement provided that appellant would actually serve five years (no more; no less), regardless of Parole Commission guidelines. An Addendum to the agreement provided that the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. AddonizioSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. John Robert JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  3. Warner v. City of Bay St. LouisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. Mary StuartCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
  5. United States v. Roscoe Emory Dean, Jr., in Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Fadya HuseinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  2. United States v. Byron Leonel PortilloCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Weeks v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. WerberCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. WerberCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995

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