United States v. Ian P. Briscoe

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge.

The initial issue raised on this appeal is whether appellant’s plea of guilty to housebreaking was in any way fostered by the Assistant United States Attorney on the case, so as to justify withdrawal of the plea to prevent “manifest injustice” under Rule 32(d) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. We affirm the District Court’s holding on remand following an earlier decision by this court, that the attorney’s behavior did not in any significant way affect appellant’s decision to plead guilty.

Appellant, an alien, was first convicted of housebreaking in 1960, and…