Legal Opinion
United States v. Ramon Angel Caro
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1993No. 89-50311PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The opinion, filed on May 19, 1993, is withdrawn, and the attached opinion is filed in its place.
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
In multiple-defendant cases, the government sometimes negotiates a “package deal” plea agreement, under which each defendant must agree to the deal before any will be allowed to partake of it. We consider whether such a plea is valid where the district court does not make its voluntariness inquiry with regard to the package nature of the bargain.
Facts
Appellant Ramon Angel Caro pled not guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846, and possession…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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