Legal Opinion
United States v. Cardenas
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 9, 2008No. 06-5601-crPublished
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Defendant-Appellant Fermín Cardenas appeals from a final order issued on October 16, 2006, by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Wood, CJ.), denying his motion to compel the Government to move for a reduction of his sentence pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) and his request for an evidentiary hearing on the motion. Cardenas premised his motion on a claim that, after his sentence was imposed, he entered into a verbal cooperation agreement with the government. Cardenas asserted that he performed under that agreement, but the…
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