UNITED STATES v. THOMAS

No. 21-3690.

58 F.4th 964 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Marlin Santana THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 24, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the appellant brief was Heather Quick , AFPD, of Cedar Rapids, IA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the appellee brief was Kyle J. Essley , AUSA, of Des Moines, IA.

Before GRUENDER, SHEPHERD, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


Marlin Thomas appeals his 2021 conviction for various sex-trafficking offenses. He argues that the Government was prohibited from prosecuting him based on a "No Further Prosecution" clause in a prior 2018 plea agreement that resolved heroin-related charges against him. We conclude that the prior plea agreement's promise...

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