Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 2, 1969No. 43PublishedCited by 2,974 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
This case involves the procedure that must be followed under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure before a United States District Court may accept a guilty plea and the remedy for a failure to follow that procedure.
On April 1, 1966, petitioner was indicted on three counts in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for violating § 7201 of the Internal Revenue Code. He was charged with “wilfully and knowingly” attempting to evade tax payments of $928.74 for 1959 (count 1), $5,143.70 for 1960 (count 2), and $1,207.12 for 1961 (count 3). At his…
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