Abbott v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
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…
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