United States Eighth Circuit

Grant of defendant's motion for specific performance of a signed plea agreement in a prosecution for drug-related offenses is affirmed over the government's claim that the district court erred in enforcing an agreement from which the government had legally withdrawn.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/10/2006
• Published 03/10/2006

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge, with whom LOKEN, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, RILEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges, join., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BRIGHT, WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, MURPHY, BYE, RILEY, MELLOY, SMITH, COLLOTON, GRUENDER and BENTON, Circuit Judges, en banc.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bradley J. Schlozman, U.S. Atty., argued, Kansas City, MO (Philip M. Koppe, Charles E. Ambrose, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce C. Houdek, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.