United States v. Marvin L. Swick

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals the district court’s grant of Marvin L. Swick’s motion in limine suppressing inculpatory statements he made in his written and signed plea agreement and during a prior guilty plea hearing from being introduced in his upcoming jury trial. We reverse and remand.

I

The United States filed an indictment charging Swick with tampering with consumer products with reckless disregard for risk to others, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1365(a). Pursuant to a plea agreement, Swick entered a guilty plea to a reduced tampering- charge. In the plea agreement, Swick…