Legal Opinion
United States v. Riggs
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 24, 2002No. 00-2460PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA Circuit Judge.
Defendant James R. Riggs, Jr., pursuant to a plea agreement, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base. The district court sentenced defendant to 235 months’ imprisonment and five years’ supervised release. The defendant hereby appeals his sentence. Because we find that the government breached the plea agreement, we reverse and remand the case to permit the defendant an opportunity to withdraw his guilty plea.
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In January of 2000, a federal grand jury indicted the defendant on two counts: conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to…
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