Legal Opinion
United States v. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 2010No. 09-1612PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Anderson argues that the government breached a plea agreement when it failed to move for a reduction to defendant’s offense level pursuant to United States Sentencing Guidelines § 3E 1.1(b). In the absence of a formal motion by the United States, the district court could not apply the reduction. The government concedes breach, but because appellant did not object at sentencing, we review the judgment under a plain-error standard. Anderson does not demonstrate that he was prejudiced by the violation and we find no miscarriage of justice. Any procedural…
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