Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas P. Atwood
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 6, 1992No. 91-2276PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This criminal appeal requires that we determine whether the government shortchanged the appellant in respect to complying with a plea agreement. Finding that appellant neglected to ask the government to do that which he now condemns the government for not doing, we affirm the conviction and sentence. Cf., e.g., John 16:24 (“Ask and ye shall receive.”).
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Background
On March 13, 1991, a federal grand jury in the District of Maine returned an indictment charging defendant-appellant Thomas P. Atwood with conspiracy to distribute lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). In July,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by36 opinions
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