In re Vasquez-Ramirez, 443 F.3d 692 (9th Cir. Apr. 6, 2006) (district judge may not reject a guilty plea that satisfies all requirements of FRCP 11(b); but may refuse to abide by plea agreement between defendant and the government; if plea agreement is rejected, judge must allow defendant to withdraw the plea; if defendant maintains the plea the court "may dispose of the case less favorably toward the defendant than the plea agreement contemplated. Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(c)(5)(C) . . . .").
jurisdiction:
Ninth Circuit