Legal Opinion

United States v. Bruce Swisshelm

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 22, 2017No. 16-1416PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Bruce Swisshelm pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, and one count of money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957, and was sentenced to a term of twelve months and one day of imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently. The government appeals from the sentence, contending that Swisshelm violated the parties’ plea agreement by arguing for a sentence below the range calculated under the United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual (U.S.S.G. or Guidelines). We vacate the sentence and remand for resen-tencing before a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. United States v. Michael Lee HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  4. United States v. Van ThournoutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Kenneth GoingsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

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