Michael J. Persico v. United States
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Whether Petitioner's sentence, which would have been deemed substantively unreasonable in the absence of the district court's factual findings, violates the Sixth Amendment jury trial right and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Does Petitioner’s sentence, which would have been deemed substantively unreasonable in the absence of the district court’s factual findings, violate the Sixth Amendment jury trial right and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment? 2. Does the judicial obligation to hold the government to promises made in consideration of a guilty plea require courts to construe plea agreements according to the contractual maxim that a specific term favors a general one?