United States Ninth Circuit

Government violated plea agreement promise to recommend a four-level downward departure by agreeing with probation office's recommended two-level sentence reduction even where the sentencing court previously stated its intent to grant only a two-level reduction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2000
• Decided 01/03/2001
• Published 01/03/2001

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge, Before:  B. FLETCHER and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Filipovic, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Seattle, Washington, for the defendant-appellant., David G. Campbell, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee.