Legal Opinion
United States v. David K. Buckley, David K. Buckley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 31, 1988No. 85-1500, 86-1755 and 87-2126PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
Appellant David Buckley was indicted by a grand jury for violations of federal drug laws. He pleaded guilty to one of the two charges against him, and was sentenced to five years in jail. Seven months later, Buckley sought to withdraw his guilty plea on the ground that he had been mentally incompetent when he tendered it. The district court denied this motion, a decision from which Buckley now appeals. He also complains of certain irregularities in the procedures attending his sentencing. 1
I. THE GUILTY PLEA
A. Background
Buckley and three others were indicted in…
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