Legal Opinion
United States v. Roberts
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 15, 2010No. 09-40268PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Christopher Earl Roberts entered into a plea agreement with the Government and, following a guilty plea of violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), was sentenced to 168 months of imprisonment. This appeal presents the question whether the Government breached the plea agreement by lending its support to an enhanced sentence for Roberts. Roberts seeks remand, specific performance of the plea agreement, and resentencing. We order the relief sought because we hold that at sentencing, the Government supported an enhancement for career offenders, which is not a mere adjustment…
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