Supreme Court of the United States
Puckett v. United States
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- Type
- Opinion
- Filed
- March 25, 2009
- Case
- Puckett v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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*131 Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented by this case is whether a forfeited claim that the Government has violated the terms of a plea agreement is subject to the plain-error standard of review set forth in Rule 52(b) of the Federal Rules of Crim…
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