Legal Opinion
Wilbur Bell v. United States of America, United States of America v. James Earl Sampson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1975No. 74-2280, 74-1464PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
These appeals raise questions concerning the arraignment of persons subject to the imposition of the special parole term required by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) and (c).1 We conclude that a district court should not accept a plea of guilty from a defendant charged with violating 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 or 845 without first determining that the defendant understands that by his plea he subjects himself to the imposition of the Act’s special parole term. The court’s failure to explain the special parole term is,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bozza v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Joseph F. Cuthrell v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Vincent L. Pilkington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by39 opinions
- United States v. Thomas Richard Warner, Michael Charles WardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Gene C. Strader v. Sam Garrison, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Robert Breest v. Raymond Helgemoe, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Tony GoodCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Pierre GuevremontCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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