Hunter v. United States · ¶11

The District Court later imposed its sentence and made closing remarks, including a fairly inexplicable one at issue here. Under the sentence, Hunter would have to serve 51 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. The release conditions would include the medication requirement to which Hunter had objected. After specifying those terms, the court granted the Government's motion to dismiss the remaining counts in the indictment, confirmed with Hunter's lawyer that the Government had complied with the plea agreement, and finally addressed Hunter. The court said: “All right. You have a right to appeal. If you wish to appeal, [your trial counsel] will continue to represent you.” Id., at 36a. Then turning back to the lawyers, the court asked whether either “wish[ed] to say anything else.” Ibid. Hunter's lawyer answered: “Nothing from the defense.” The prosecutor…

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