Legal Opinion

United States v. Josh Christopher Plunkett

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 9, 1996No. 95-30053PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Chief Judge WALLACE.

WALLACE, Chief Judge:

Plunkett challenges his- 46-month sentence of imprisonment, which was imposed after he violated the terms and conditions of his probation. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231. We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal of the sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742. We affirm.

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While serving an unrelated state sentence, Plunkett contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Bureau) and confessed to robbing a bank several years earlier. Bureau officials admitted that without Plunkett’s confession the crime would…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. United States v. John William ForresterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

3Cited by33 opinions

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  2. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald ORTLAND, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  3. United States v. Joseph SchwegelCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Debbie H. GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. PenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997

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