U.S. v. Aron

After withdrawing a binding plea agreement because the district court judge refused to accept the sentencing recommendation, defendant was found guilty of possession of a firearm and ammunition as a felon and was sentenced to 120 months in prison. Defendant appealed and raised a number of challenges related to the indictment, plea, and sentencing process. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that defendant’s argument regarding the indictment was not timely and that defendant had not met his burden of establishing good cause for the court to conduct a plain error analysis. The court also found no errors with regard to the plea agreement or the sentence imposed. (WOOD and HAMILTON, concurring)