PAUL MICKENS v. UNITED STATES

FERREN, Senior Judge:

This case presents the following questions: whether the government violated its plea agreement with appellant, and, if so, whether the case should be remanded for resentencing by a different judge, preceded, if appropriate, by permitting appellant to request withdrawal of his plea. Answering these questions substantially in the affirmative, we reverse and remand.

I

On April 1, 2014, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers watched appellant, Paul Mickens, making what they perceived to be several crack cocaine transactions outside of 355 Ridge Road, S.E. Minutes later,…