Legal Opinion
United States v. Eddie Raymond Rewis
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1992No. 89-3289PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Eddie Raymond Rewis (“Rewis”), challenges his sentence imposed after Rewis entered a guilty plea to the charges contained in the indictment. Since the record demonstrates that the government breached its plea agreement with Re-wis, we vacate his sentence and remand this case for resentencing before a different judge. 1
I. BACKGROUND
Rewis was a commercial fisherman, who owned his own boat. His activities in the marijuana smuggling operation at issue in this case were limited to supplying one of the transport boats and its crew. Rewis’ boat could hold between…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- In Re William Bruce ArnettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Jimmy Lee Jefferies, Betty J. JefferiesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Barry Dean BoatnerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by44 opinions
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