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Type
Opinion
Author
Jeffrey S. Sutton
Filed
Sept. 26, 2018
Case
United States v. Rene Boucher
Case status
Decided

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SUTTON, Circuit Judge. Rene Boucher pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress. The government sought a 21-month sentence, at the low end of Boucher's guidelines range. The district court instead sentenced Boucher to thirty days' imprisonment. The government appealed. Boucher moves to dismiss the appeal, contending that the plea agreement bars the government…

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