Court Opinion

ID: 9469242
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 02:35:48.471202+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:41:17.958874
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ON REHEARING
Sua sponte the Court calls up this case for rehearing. Part I of its opinion dated June 24, 1982, 5th Cir., 679 F.2d 54, is withdrawn, together with the reversal and remand of the case to the district court.
After the panel had completed consideration of the appeal but before the slip opinion was issued, the United States Supreme Court decided United States v. Goodwin, - U.S. -, 102 S.Ct. 2485, 73 L.Ed.2d 74 (1982). In that case the Supreme Court held it would not accept a presumption of vindictiveness when a prosecutor enhances charges after an accused declines a plea bargain. The Supreme Court required the accused to prove actual vindictiveness.
Appellant Johnson relied upon a presumption of vindictiveness in the prosecutorial enhancement of charges after he refused a plea bargain. We directed a remand for a hearing on this issue based upon earlier Supreme Court authority.
The Supreme Court decision in Goodwin controls this case. With no presumption of vindictiveness available to appellant Johnson, and no proof of actual prosecutorial vindictiveness, the district court’s decision denying in full appellant’s motion to vacate and set aside his sentence is
AFFIRMED.