United States v. David Duvall

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.

Opinion concurring in the judgment filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:

From 2007 to 2009, David Duvall and others distributed large quantities of powder cocaine to mid-level drug dealers, who then cooked the cocaine into crack and sold it. In late 2009, Duvall was arrested and indicted for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.

Duvall pled guilty pursuant to a Rule 11(c)(1)(C) plea agreement. A Rule 11(c)(1)(C) plea agreement generally specifies an agreed-upon sentence or sentencing range. Here, the District…