United States v. E.V.

How courts have described this case

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• holding government breached the plea agreement where government introduced testimony about being accompanied by armed men when agreement said that firearm -6- enhancement would not apply
• explaining that the federal government’s breach of a plea agreement “violates due process” and threatens “the honor of the government, public confidence in the fair administration of justice, and the effective administration of justice in a federal scheme of government”
• permitting the United States to offer evidence or to make comments “so long as the offer or comment does not violate any other provisions of this agreement”
• explaining the government’s breach of a promise that induced a guilty plea violates due process and threatens “the honor of the government, public confidence in the fair administration of justice, and the effective administration of justice in a federal scheme of government”
• “We have previously held that the introduction of evidence contrary to a specific stipulation amounts to a breach of the plea agreement.” (emphasis added)

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