U.S. v. NORRIS

No. 04-2073.

439 F.3d 916 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jamal T. NORRIS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip M. Koppe, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued, Kansas City, Missouri (Todd P. Gravs and Charles E. Ambrose, Jr., on the brief), for appellant.

Bruce C. Houdek, argued, Kansas City, Missouri, for appellee.

Before MELLOY, BRIGHT, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals the decision of the district court1 granting the appellee's motion for specific performance of a signed plea agreement. The government argues that the district court erred because it enforced an agreement from which the government had legally withdrawn. We affirm.

I.

On May 8, 2002, the government charged Jamal T. Norris and Shawn Tuberville with eight counts related to a...

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