United States v. Stevens, - F.Supp.3d - (2017)

United States v. Stevens, - F.Supp.3d - (2017) 2017 WL 888302 Only the Westlaw citation is currently available. United States District Court, D. Connecticut. UNITED STATES of America v. Christopher STEVENS, Defendant. No. 3:17-cr-00008 (JAM) Signed 03/06/2017 Attorneys and Law Firms Michael E. Runowicz, U.S. Attorney's Office, Ncw Haven, CT, for United States of America. Kelly M. Barrett, Federal Public Defender's Office, Paul F. Thomas, Duffy Law, LLC, Richard A. Reeve, Sheehan & Reeve, New Haven, CT, for Defendant. ORDER REJECTING GUILTY PLEA FOR FAILURE TO RESPECT THE CRIME VICTIM'S FAMILY Jeffrey Alker Meyer, United States District Judge *1 This cast involves the prosecution of a young man who distributed heroin that was lethally laced with fentanyl. The victim overdosed and died. The Government entered into a plea agreement with terms that were highly favorable to the defendant without first consulting about the agreement with the victim's surviving family. I wil