United States v. Manuel R. Sambro

The sole issue on this appeal is the District Court’s refusal to allow the appellant to withdraw his plea of guilty at the time he appeared for sentencing. We do not find that the trial judge abused her discretion in the circumstances of this case, and therefore affirm.

I. FACTS

Appellant was indicted in 12 counts for heroin and marijuana violations. A plea of guilty to one heroin count was accepted by the District Court, and the government thereupon dismissed the other 11 counts. A probation report was ordered and a day set for sentencing.

By the time the day of sentencing arrived the appellant…