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Forfeited Claim That Government Breached Plea Agreement Is Reviewed for Plain Error; Third Prong Requires Showing That Breach Affected Sentence

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Puckett v. United States, No. 07-9712 (U.S. Mar. 25, 2009)The question presented: "whether a forteited 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 Criminal Procedure."The answer (per Justice Scalia for a seven-vote majority): yes.Some facts: Puckett was charged with armed bank

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