LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
This case is before us on direct appeal of a felony criminal conviction and sentence. It arises from a poorly drafted indictment and a botched plea agreement. Pursuant to that agreement, Douglas Frownfelter pled guilty to a single misdemeanor count of theft of government funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. Unfortunately, the United States mischaracterized this misdemeanor count as a felony and Frownfelter initially accepted this mischaracterization...
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