Opinion ID: 593971
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Detrimental Reliance Exception

Text: 10 The general rule, however, is subject to a detrimental reliance exception. Even if the agreement has not been finalized by the court, [a] defendant's detrimental reliance on a prosecutorial promise in plea bargaining could make a plea agreement binding. McKenzie v. Risley, 801 F.2d 1519, 1527 (9th Cir.1986), vacated in part on other grounds, 842 F.2d 1525 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 901, 109 S.Ct. 250, 102 L.Ed.2d 239 (1988). 11 In the present case, however, Savage did not detrimentally rely on the plea agreement; he did not plead guilty based on the agreement and he did not provide any information or other benefit to the government based on the agreement. Therefore, the district court did not err in refusing to compel the Government to perform the plea agreement. 12 AFFIRMED.