Legal Opinion

United States v. Michael A. Strauss

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 13, 1977No. 76-1957PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Michael A. Strauss assigns error to the district court’s refusal to allow him, before sentencing, to withdraw a plea of guilty to charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He contends that circumstances surrounding the entry of his plea constitute a fair and just reason for permitting him to withdraw it under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(d) 1 , and that the government has shown no prejudice resulting from withdrawal that outweighs his interest in receiving a trial. We affirm because we conclude that the district court did not abuse its…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  3. United States v. BarkerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  4. Sydney B. Kadwell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
  5. United States v. Joseph Vincent TruglioCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. United States v. Dean A. LambeyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  2. Commonwealth v. DeMarcoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  3. United States v. Robert Melvin DefreitasCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Walter Deland TriplettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  5. Gooding v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987

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