U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Kingsep
August 31, 2026
Summary
The court held that the government did not breach the plea agreement by recommending a 36-month sentence. The agreement described the 15-to-21-month range as anticipated and made the court responsible for calculating and adopting the applicable guideline range; it therefore did not limit the government's recommendation to that range. The court affirmed the sentence.