United States v. Mejia, No. 21-1815 (1st Cir. 2022)
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The affirmed the decision of the district court to allow the government to rescind a plea agreement previously entered into with Defendant and proceed to sentence Defendant to a 162-month term of immurement, holding that Defendant was not entitled to relief on his arguments on appeal.
Defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl. Thereafter, Defendant entered into a plea cooperation agreement with the government, which merged into and supplemented his plea agreement. Defendant, however, refused to perform under the agreement. Consequently, the district court rejected the supplemented plea agreement and sentenced Defendant to a 162-month term of immurement. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not err in refusing to enforce Defendant's supplemented plea agreement; and (2) there was no error in the sentence imposed.
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