Legal Opinion
United States v. Martin Estrada-Plata
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1995No. 94-50178, 94-56538PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
We consider here claims that the government has some obligation to make available a discretionary plea agreement to a defendant who: (a) fails to meet fair and uniformly applied time requirements; and (b) in any event, refuses to unconditionally accept the government’s offer. We hold the government has no such obligation.
Defendant Martin Estrada-Plata (“Estrada”) was convicted and sentenced to 57 months in custody for being a deported alien found in the United States after a felony conviction, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b). Estrada’s consolidated…
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