Legal Opinion

United States v. Bond

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 1, 1996No. 94-60771PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns a defendant’s attempt to withdraw a guilty plea he entered before fleeing the country. The district court refused to allow the defendant to withdraw the plea. We affirm.

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In 1990, federal law enforcement officials began investigations into a drug ring cen tered in part around a man named Sergio Duque. Using a confidential informant, the DEA arrested several members of the ring who had delivered over 300 kilograms of cocaine to a truck stop in Texas. At about that time the DEA seized a Suburban, a cellular phone, and several…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Luce v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. New Jersey v. PortashSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. United States v. Michael CarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Barry J. GriffinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. United States v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  2. United States v. Robert L. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. LondonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Robert A. Aliotta, Wilfred W. Leyland, and William PetersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. David SpaldingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018

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