UNITED STATES v. SHANAHAN

No. 77-5742 Summary Calendar.

574 F.2d 1228 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John SHANAHAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore J. Sakowitz, Federal Public Defender, Joel Kaplan, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Jack V. Eskenazi, U. S. Atty., Caridad P. Matthews, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.


FAY, Circuit Judge:

Once again we are faced with another "broken pre-plea agreement", which unfortunately seems to be a pattern of practice engaged in by some personnel of United States Attorneys' offices. Usually, one assistant makes an agreement but does not appear at either the plea hearing or sentencing, but rather sends another assistant unfamiliar or in disagreement with the earlier understanding, thus causing confusion...

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