United States Fourth Circuit

The government need not explicitly retain the authority to determine whether defendant has complied with the terms of the plea agreement because the government always has the responsibility, and therefore the discretion as well, to determine whether defendant is providing "truthful and thorough cooperation."

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/07/2000
• Published 12/07/2000

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Andrew Lyman Wilder, Charlottesville, VA, for Appellant. Bruce A. Pagel, Assistant United States Attorney, Charlottesville, VA, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Robert P. Crouch, Jr., United States Attorney, Charlottesville, VA, for Appellee.