· 10/4/1990
United States v. Jimmy Lee Jefferies, Betty J. Jefferies
Citations
- 908 F.2d 1520
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that the plea agreement \should be viewed against the background of the negotiations and should not be interpreted to directly contradict an oral understanding\ (internal quotation marks omitted)
- ordering specific performance of plea agreement’s terms based on the Supreme Court’s holding in Santobello
- stating a plea agreement that is ambiguous must be read against the government
- collecting cases favoring specific performance
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Judges: Clark, Roney, Atkins
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