United States v. Donnie Denago Fields

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2 F.3d 1158·1993 WL 307830·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 28239
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 13, 199391-50447California989 words

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2 F.3d 1158 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donnie Denago FIELDS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50447. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 3, 1993. * Decided Aug. 13, 1993. Before NORRIS, WIGGINS and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Fields entered a guilty plea to charges he conspired to import and distribute marijuana. On appeal, he seeks to set aside the plea on the grounds that the government breached the plea agreement, and argues that, in any event, the district court erred in imposing sentence. We affirm. 3 Fields' offenses of conviction carry a statutory mandatory minimum 60-month sentence. The plea agreement specified that the government would recommend an acceptance of responsibility reduction, but further specified that it would be "within the sole discretion of the government" whether to move for the district court to impose a sentence below the statutory…

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