Legal Opinion
Willis v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 10, 1983No. 82-415PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
Randolph Willis (Willis or appellant) appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Willis contends that he was mentally incompetent to enter such a plea and that the trial court’s denial of his withdrawal motion constituted abuse of discretion. Appellant further asserts that in accepting his plea the trial court failed to follow the requirements of Superior Court Criminal Rule 11 (Rule 11).
Appellant’s allegations on appeal arise from the following facts. On August 24, 1978, Willis was arrested and charged with the August 13 armed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Westbrook v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Frendak v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Gilbert F. Sieling, Sr. v. Frank A. Eyman, Warden, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Johnnie MasthersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
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