Opinion ID: 1207983
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Of the Decision on Remand

Text: By Memorandum and Order entered on October 4, 2007, the District Court issued its decision on remand. Classifying the matter before it as a motion to reconsider its 275-month sentence, the court noted that counsel had advanced a claim of unwarranted disparities. According to the District Court, Timewell's counsel put forth the names of four defendants for comparison as similarly situated to Timewell: Michael Vondette, Mark Johnson, Patrick Bowler and Thomas Sherrett. The court reviewed the sentences imposed upon these co-defendants and the quantities of marijuana for which they were held responsible and found that Timewell was in a position different from the others: The major factor in the difference between Timewell and three other defendantsJohnson, Bowler and Sherrett was and is the fact that Timewell violated his plea agreement with the government by failing to reveal five million dollars ($5,000,000) in drug proceeds that he had concealed in Europe. When confronted with this fact, he revealed only $2,890,000 [sic], i.e., leaving about $2,000,000 for which there has been no account. In view of the foregoing facts, the court justified its disparate treatment of Timewell as follows: In innumerable cases (notwithstanding counsel for Timewell's claim to the contrary) that have come before this [c]ourt, the Government has advised that when a defendant violates his plea agreement with the Government, the agreement is voided. This Court took that into account in substantially increasing Timewell's sentence from what it otherwise would have been. (emphasis supplied). Accordingly, the court denied Timewell's motion and this appeal followed. On appeal, Timewell argues that the District Court decision was procedurally as well as substantively unreasonable. He also requests that any remand of his case be to a different judge for sentencing.