PUCKETT v. U.S.

No. 07-9712.

129 S.Ct. 1423 (2009)

556 U.S. 129

173 L.Ed.2d 266

James Benjamin PUCKETT, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 25, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lars Robert Isaacson , Lewisville, TX, for petitioner.

Jonathan D. Hacker , Geoffrey M. Wyatt , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C., Lars Robert Isaacson , Counsel of Record, Lewisville, Texas, for Petitioner.

Gregory G. Garre , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Matthew W. Friedrich , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Lisa H. Schertler , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Kathleen A. Felton , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for United States.


The question presented by this case is whether a forfeited claim that the Government has violated the terms of a plea agreement is subject to the plain-error standard of review set forth in Rule 52(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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