Charles Simmons v. United States

Simmons pleaded guilty to bank robbery and was sentenced to 20 years as provided in his plea agreement. At sentencing Simmons asked that he be given only 15 years, a sentence that would expire at the same time as a concurrent state sentence.

Both Simmons and his attorney stated that they had reviewed the pre-sentence investigation report (PSI). The attorney told the court that he wanted to review a couple of points about the PSI. First, Simmons denied that he was ever charged with using a weapon in an escape. Apparently in connection with this point, counsel gave the court a letter from the…