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U.S. v. HARRISON

No. 19-2234.

974 F.3d 880 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Seneca HARRISON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 10, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca L. Kurz , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued ( Laine Cardarella , Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Brian P. Casey , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued ( Timothy A. Garrison , U.S. Atty., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KELLY, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.

Judges should not participate in plea negotiations. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(c)(1). Despite this deeply engrained rule, the district court suggested in the face of a plea offer that Seneca Harrison would "probably" get a more lenient sentence if he went to trial. Circumstances did not turn out the way the court predicted...

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