United States Ninth Circuit

Court's rejection of a charge bargain in a proposed plea agreement, which the court deemed inadequate to reflect the seriousness of the crime, was not clearly erroneous as a matter of law; the plea agreement was accepted subject to a "condition subsequent," the judge's approval.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2002
• Published 06/21/2002

Judges

• Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, PREGERSON, REINHARDT, KOZINSKI, TROTT, KLEINFELD, THOMAS, McLANE WARDLAW, FISHER, GOULD, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David Eugene Wilson,Peter B. Gonick, McKay Chadwell PLLC, Seattle, WA, Miriam F. Schwartz, FPDWA-Federal Public Defender's Office (Tacoma), Tacoma, WA, Robert H. Gombiner, Esq., FPDWA-Federal Public Defender's Office, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner., Robert Henry Westinghouse, Esq., Leonie G.H. Grant, Esq., USSE-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• David Eugene Wilson, McKay Chadwell PLLC, Seattle, WA for Respondent.