United States v. David Lee Townsend

David Lee Townsend, age 19, pleaded guilty to a Dyer Act violation (18 U.S.C. § 2312) and was sentenced to a maximum period of imprisonment of three years pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a) (2). On appeal the issue is whether in accepting the tendered plea of guilty the trial court complied with the mandatory requirements of Fed.R.Crim.P. 11. We find there was no such compliance.

On arraignment the trial court did make some inquiry of Townsend concerning whether there was a factual basis for Townsend’s tendered plea of guilty. However, our perusal of the record discloses that…