Legal Opinion

United States v. MacPherson

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 30, 2009No. Docket 08-1829-cr (CON)PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Per curiam

This criminal appeal challenges a sentence for a narcotics violation on the ground that the Government violated the plea agreement by recommending a sentence higher than the range estimated to be applicable at the time of the plea. The appeal also challenges the reasonableness of the sentence, which included 262 months’ imprisonment. Carlos MacPherson appeals from the April 15, 2008, judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Dora L. Irizarry, District Judge). Applying plain error review to the challenge to the plea agreement, see Puckett v. United States, — U.S. -,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. United States v. Rafael Pimentel, Amabledeyes Dejesus, Julio Dejesus, Juan Dejesus, Amabledeyes Dejesus, Julio Dejesus, Juan DejesusCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Luiz Ben Zvi and Roz Ben ZviCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. Richard LawlorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. John Palladino, Vincent GuerrieriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by12 opinions

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