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Plea Agreement Bars Subsequent Prosecutions

By Jonathan Byrne

US v. Jordan: Jordan and co-defendant Gordon were convicted by a jury of conspiring to commit multiple drug, firearm, and murder offenses arising from the killing of a drug courier (the defendants "forcibly abducted [the victim], took him to another location, and set him on fire."). The conspiracies allegedly took place between 2002 and 2004. Prior to trial, Gordon, moved to dismiss the indictment against him because it was barred under a plea agreement he entered into with the Government in 2002. The district court denied that motion. It also overruled both defendants' objections to the use of hearsay testimony from a deceased co-conspirator during trial.On appeal, the Fourth Circuit reversed as to Gordon but affirmed Jordan's convictions...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Circuit Blog on December 05, 2007 (boomark / email).