Sullivan
United States v. Sullivan
Opinion
Opinion
discussion of uncharged and unproven offenses. See United States v. Streich, 560
F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir. 2009) (holding that it was not a breach when the
government based its sentencing recommendation on uncharged conduct, despite a
provision in the plea agreement stating that the government would not prosecute
the defendant for additional offenses). Indeed, other portions of the plea agreement
explained that several issues were unresolved and would be discussed at
sentencing.
Further, the district court properly considered the type of material that the
government discussed at sentencing. See 18 U.S.C. § 3661 (“No limitation shall be
3 placed on the information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a
person convicted of an offense which a court of the United States may receive and
consider for the purpose of imposing an appropriate sentence.”); United States v.
Christensen, 732 F.3d 1094, 1104 n.2 (9th Cir. 2013) (“[A] sentencing court may
rely on any evidence relating to a defendant’s background, character, and conduct
when considering the sentencing factors found in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).”).
3. “We have never definitively articulated the standard…