Legal Opinion
United States v. Andre Watley
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 19, 1993No. 90-3288PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the district court’s failure to grant defendant Andre E. Wat-ley’s pre-sentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The motion emphasized a mis-impression shared by all participants at the plea hearing — prosecutor, defense counsel, defendant, and district judge. It was understood by court and counsel, and conveyed to Watley at the time of his plea, that Watley faced a potential maximum period of imprisonment of ten years. • It was not understood by any plea hearing…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. BarkerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Melvin SweeneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Paul A. RussellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Jose Javier Fernandez and Jorge Cole, Appeal of Jose Javier FernandezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. Lyman Cray, A/K/A Lynn Ward CareyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Edward Tyrone FarleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Hanson, JamalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- United States v. Mark Allen FordCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- In Re: Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
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