Joseph Del Vecchio v. United States

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

This case is another of the many we have had that attack a conviction on a guilty plea because the district judge allegedly failed to follow the directions of Fed.R.Crim.P. 11. Joseph Del Vecchio appeals from the denial of his petition, under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Kevin T. Duffy, J. We hold that although the judge did not technically comply with certain provisions of Rule 11, the error does not require that the conviction be set aside on this collateral attack.

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Del Vecchio was indicted in December…