Legal Opinion
United States v. Melgoza
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided January 21, 2003No. CR-3-01-111(1-2)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY DECLINING TO PERMIT DEFENDANTS TO ENTER GUILTY PLEAS BY VIDEO CONFERENCE
RICE, Chief Judge.
Defendants Richard Melgoza and Joshua Garcia have requested that they be permitted to enter guilty pleas in a manner by which they would participate from Arizona by video conference, rather than appearing in person before the Court, in Dayton, Ohio. While the Court is of the opinion that these Defendants have presented valid reasons for wanting or needing to avoid the necessity of traveling to Dayton to enter their guilty pleas at this time, it will decline to permit them to do so, because, in this…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- David Valenzuela-Gonzalez v. United States District Court for the District of Arizona, United States of America, Real Party in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Desmond Charles LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Torres-PalmaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- In Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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