Does a defendant have a claim that the prosecution acted improperly by offering him a less favorable plea bargain than his co-defendant?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Figueroa, 943 F.2d 55 (9th Cir. 1991):
1 Figueroa seeks to bolster his claim by arguing that the prosecution acted improperly by offering him a less favorable plea bargain than that offered his co-defendant. Nevertheless, he does not argue, nor could he, that the disparity between plea bargains violated his rights. A defendant has no right to a plea bargain. See United States v. Wheat, 813 F.2d 1399, 1405 (9th Cir.1987), aff'd on other grounds, 486 U.S. 153 (1988).
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