Legal Opinion
Hunter v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 1988No. 86-1683PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
Appellant James Hunter appeals from the denial of his presentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea under Super.Ct. Crim.R. 32(e) to voluntary manslaughter while armed. He contends that the trial court abused its discretion since the court failed during the Super.Ct.Crim.R. 11 inquiry to make a proper determination of appellant’s competence to plead and there were fair and just reasons to allow withdrawal of his plea. Because the trial court improperly ignored evidence bearing on appellant’s competence to enter a guilty plea, we reverse and remand to the trial court…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Gilbert F. Sieling, Sr. v. Frank A. Eyman, Warden, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
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