Legal Opinion
James Godwin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 30, 1982No. 563, Docket 81-2303PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from a denial of a collateral attack upon a federal conviction illustrates the need for careful compliance with the requirements of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that the trial court must (a) inform the defendant and determine that he understands the nature of the charge to which the plea is offered, Rule 11(c)(1), and (b) satisfy itself that there is a factual basis for the plea, Rule 11(f). 1 James Godwin appeals from a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Thomas P. Griesa, Judge) entered August 81,1981,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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