Legal Opinion

Abbott v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 7, 2005No. Nos. 03-CO-492, 03-CO-493, 03-CO-495, 03-CO-496, 03-CO-498, and 03-CO-499PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Gregory Abbott appeals from the denial of his post-sentence motion to withdraw his guilty pleas in six related cases. On appeal he contends that the prosecutor’s remarks at the sentencing hearing did not meet a standard of strict compliance with the plea agreement. He argues that “[wjhile not explicitly asking for incarceration greater than four years, the government implicitly suggested that it favored a greater sentence” when the prosecutor summarized the charges against him and recommended “a significant period of incarceration.” We affirm the denial of appellant’s…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  3. Cobb v. Standard Drug Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. United States v. BenchimolSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Wallace v. Warehouse Employees Union No. 730District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
  2. Perrow v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. Maddux v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2019

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