Legal Opinion

United States v. Baum

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided January 4, 2005No. 03 CRIM.0085(LAK)PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KAPLAN, District Judge.

Defendant was convicted on her plea of guilty of passport fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1542. Over a year later, just before sentencing, she moved to withdraw the plea. The motion was denied and the defendant was sentenced principally to a term of imprisonment of 18 months. 1 This memorandum opinion sets forth the bases for the denial of the motion to withdraw the plea.

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A. Background

This case arose as a result of especially acrimonious matrimonial discord. A few of the details are essential to a proper understanding of the context of the present…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. Nyle ChurchwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  2. United States v. SteinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
  3. Ad Hoc Adelphia Trade Claims Committee v. Adelphia Communications Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2006
  4. United States v. JafariDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2014
  5. El-Hage v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2019

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