Legal Opinion
Martinez v. United States
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 23, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-1832PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STERN, District Judge.
William Torres Martinez and a co-defendant were charged in a one-count indictment with the knowing possession of goods stolen from an interstate shipment, in violation of Title 18 United States Code, § 659. On the day of trial, after a jury panel had been summoned to the courtroom, Martinez notified the Court that he wished to retract his previous plea of not guilty. 1 At all times since his arraignment Martinez was represented by retained counsel. Before accepting the proffered guilty plea, this Court conducted an extensive Rule 11 proceeding. 2 Martinez, his…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. Herbert BaylinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- United States v. FriedlandDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1995
- United States v. James L. StassiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- State v. LaRocheSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- Thomas Earl Edmonds v. Major D. C. Lewis, Superintendent of Caledonia Institution, and the State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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