Legal Opinion
United States v. Scott Lukse, Also Known as Scott Luxley (00-6054) Joshua Hight (00-6077)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 17, 2002No. 00-6054, 00-6077PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
In this consolidated direct appeal, the defendants Scott Lukse and Joshua Hight contend that the district court erred in not compelling the government to file motions for downward departure based on substantial assistance rendered pursuant to their plea agreements. Although we find that the government retained full discretion to determine whether the defendants did provide substantial assistance, we find that new sentencing hearings are warranted because the government did not meet its burden of showing that the Defendants breached their plea agreements. Therefore,…
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