United States v. Pruitt

LARSON, CMef Judge:

TMs ease presents the question of what remedies are available to an appellant whose pretrial agreement contains a provision found, at the appellate level, to be invalid. After striking the offending provision, we provided the appellant the opportumty to withdraw Ms guilty pleas and return to trial to pursue the course of action wMch had been barred by the invalid provision. He chose to forego that opportumty and to persist in his pleas. Accordingly, we find Ms pleas to be provident, and we affirm the findings of guilty and the sentence.

Pursuant to Ms pleas, the appellant…