Legal Opinion
United States v. Bill Eugene Read
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1976No. 75-2402PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BARNES, HUFSTEDLER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
Read contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to set aside his guilty plea and in failing to disclose information about his alleged prior criminal activities upon which the district court relied in sentencing him.
When, as here, a defendant moves to set aside his guilty plea before sentencing, the motion should be freely allowed in the interests of justice. (Kadwell v. United States, 315 F.2d 667 (9th Cir. 1963).) However, the granting of the motion lies in the sound discretion of the district court.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. Janice Weston, A/K/A Janice WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Sydney B. Kadwell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Charles Dallas Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. PeterseimOhio Court of Appeals · 1980
- United States v. Jane ReadCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Terry Wayne Denson, Stephen Orlando and Joseph James Janish, in Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Winfield L. Roberts, A/K/A WinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Commonwealth v. DeMarcoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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