Carlos Placeres-Cruz v. United States
Immigration JusticiabilityDoctri
Where some courts hold that a prosecutor commits an implicit breach of a plea agreement by proffering statements undermining the agreed, sentencing recommendation, others hold that the duty of candor to the court remits the breach in such circumstances. Should the Court resolve the split in authority about where the dividing line properly falls between breach and candor?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Where some courts hold that a prosecutor commits an implicit breach of a plea agreement by proffering statements undermining the agreed, sentencing recommendation, others hold that the duty of candor to the court remits the breach in such circumstances. Should the Court resolve the split in authority about where the dividing line properly falls between breach and candor? --prefix-