Legal Opinion
United States v. Dawson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 3, 2009No. 08-4000PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded for resentencing by published opinion. Senior Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge TRENGA joined.
OPINION
HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge:
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the defendant, Malcolm Dawson, is entitled to be resentenced based on his claim that the government breached the terms of his plea agreement by failing to recommend at sentencing a two-level minor participant reduction in his offense level. For the reasons stated below, we conclude that Dawson has met his burden of establishing plain error. Accordingly, we vacate his…
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