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United States v. Gregory Bethea

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 26, 2018No. 17-3468PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Flaum, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Gregory Bethea pleaded guilty to possessing a counterfeit access device in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029 (a)(1). Due to serious health issues, Bethea appeared via videoconference at his combined guilty plea and sentencing hearing where he was sentenced to twenty-one months' imprisonment. He now argues his sentence should be vacated because Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 43(a) required him to be physically present during his plea. We agree, and thus reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background

In 2014, Bethea used fraudulently obtained…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. BenabeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  2. United States v. Salvador Vargas Navarro Samuel Pasqual EdmondsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. Desmond Charles LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. Torres-PalmaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002

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