United States Eleventh Circuit

Convictions for drug conspiracy and drug distribution are affirmed. Motion for a U.S.S.G. section 5K1.1 substantial assistance downward departure was legitimately withheld, where the government's offer of the departure, during plea-bargaining, had been conditioned on the entry of a guilty plea.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2009
• Published 01/09/2009

Judges

• WILSON, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT, BIRCH and WILSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Linda Julin McNamara, Tampa, FL, for U.S.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark P. Rankin (Court-Appointed), Carlton Fields, P.A., Tampa, FL, Thomas H. Ostrander (Court-Appointed), Bradenton, FL, for Defendants-Appellants.