United States v. Thomas D. Gaertner

After resolving preliminary issues regarding this court’s jurisdiction over Appeal No. 77 — 2158 and our scope of review, the remaining questions are whether defendant has a valid double jeopardy claim; whether defendant was prosecuted under an unconstitutional statute; whether the plea bargaining process is unconstitutional; and whether defendant suffered a manifest injustice by reason of his having received a substantially longer sentence than either of two co-defendants.

Defendant-appellant, Thomas D. Gaert-ner (defendant or Gaertner), pleaded guilty to four counts of interstate travel to…