Legal Opinion
United States v. Basu
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 23, 2008No. Criminal Action 02-475 (RWR)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Defendant Ramendra Basu has moved to withdraw his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and one count of corruptly using instrumentalities of interstate commerce, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-3. Basu alleges legal innocence, attributing his mistaken plea to his misunderstanding of the intent element of the criminal charges to which he pled, and the pressure he felt to enter the plea in haste. Because Basu’s plea was voluntarily entered and his claim…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. BarkerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Ahn, Yong HoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- In Re: Sealed CaseDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
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