United States v. Aldrich S v. Villareal, A.K.A. Rigoberto O. Barrios

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• noting that the government in Villareal had failed to point to any evidence in the record indicating that a breach had occurred
• observing that “it is a settled appellate rule that issues adverted to in a perfunctory manner, unaccompanied by some effort at developed argumentation, are deemed waived”
• explaining that where the government decides not to file a motion for a reduction in sentence, the government must establish that the defendant breached the plea agreement
• “Because [the defendant’s] plea agreement explicitly grants the government ‘complete discretion’ to determine whether it should move for a substantial assistance departure, we may review the government’s refusal only for unconstitutional motives.”
• plea agreements are subject to traditional principles of interpretation
• plea agreements are subject to traditional principles of interpretation

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