United States v. E.F.

TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge.

I. Background

E.F. pleaded guilty to a number of federal offenses pursuant to a plea agreement. Under the terms of the plea agreement, the government agreed that it would recommend a sentence below the one recommended by the United States Sentencing Guidelines.

As a result of that agreement, the district court significantly reduced E.F.'s advisory guidelines range to approximately half the term of imprisonment recommended by the Guidelines. E.F. was ultimately sentenced to the mandatory minimum sentence. The district court noted it would have preferred to sentence E.F. to…