Legal Opinion
United States v. Cachucha
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2007No. 06-2215PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Thomas Cachucha was indicted in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1112(a), 1153. He pleaded guilty to the charge under a plea agreement that anticipated a sentence of not more than 16 months’ imprisonment. At sentencing, however, the prosecutor expressed distress at such a short sentence and the district court sentenced him to 30 months’ imprisonment. On appeal Mr. Ca-chucha contends (1) that the 30-month sentence violates the Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause…
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