Legal Opinion
United States v. Gary Lanier Watch
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1993No. 91-8671PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARBOUR, District Judge:
Defendant, Gary Watch, appeals his conviction on the ground that the district court violated Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure in accepting his guilty plea. Watch also appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence and seeks a determination that he has been denied his right to effective assistance of counsel. We agree with Watch’s Rule 11 argument, and therefore vacate his conviction so that he may be given an opportunity to re-plead. We dismiss as premature Watch’s claims regarding the denial of his motion to suppress and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. Winston Eugene DaytonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Tommy Ray HigdonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Jon Harold RoyalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Illinois v. MahaffeySupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by34 opinions
- State v. GuzmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- United States v. SlaughterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- United States of America v. Modesto GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Byron StillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Terry Russell GoinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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