Derrick Kennedy Crumpton v. United States
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
What is the scope of judicial review when the defendant and the government have entered in a Plea Agreement and/or a Proffer Agreement in which the government agrees to consider making a motion on the defendant's behalf but thereafter refuses to make the motion on the defendant's behalf?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW It is common practice in a federal criminal prosecution for a defendant and the government to enter into a Plea Agreement or a Proffer Agreement in which the defendant agrees to cooperate with the government in exchange for the government considering to make a motion for a reduction in the defendant’s sentence pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1. The question presented is: What is the scope of judicial review when the defendant and the government have entered in a Plea Agreement and/or a Proffer Agreement in which the government agrees to consider making a motion on the defendant’s behalf but thereafter refuses to make the motion on the defendant’s behalf? 2