Legal Opinion
United States v. Lee Alexander and Kenyon Bajus, Lee Alexander
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 21, 1989No. 432, Docket 88-1324PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal we consider the government’s novel argument that specific performance is an appropriate remedy when a criminal defendant breaches a plea agreement. Without deciding whether or not Alexander breached this plea agreement, we hold that specific performance of a plea agreement may be granted to the government when the district court, in the exercise of its sound discretion, determines that it is the appropriate remedy.
BACKGROUND
Lee Alexander, formerly the mayor of Syracuse, New York, was indicted in 1987 for violating and conspiring to violate the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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