Legal Opinion
United States v. Packwood
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 15, 1987No. CR-86-938-WWSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM W SCHWARZER, District Judge.
Defendant Jean Packwood (“Packwood”) is currently under indictment for the murder of Jeanette Pimentel. He has moved to dismiss the indictment on the ground that a plea agreement executed on June 5, 1980, bars the present prosecution.
In its opposition, the government contends that Packwood has materially breached the terms of the agreement and thereby forfeited its protection.
In the course of its original investigation of the murder, the government had interrogated Packwood several times but had not indicted him. He had…
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