Legal Opinion
Epifanio Trujillo v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1967No. 23850PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge:
The question for determination is whether a guilty plea may be accepted in a federal district court without the defendant first being informed that conviction upon a plea of guilty to the offense for which he is charged will render him ineligible for parole. We decide that the defendant need not be advised of the unavailability of parole, and affirm the judgment.
Appellant Trujillo and co-defendant Perez were indicted on three counts. The first count charged them with transporting and concealing marijuana, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 176a; the second with failure to pay the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. Sammy CariolaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- George Richard Heiden, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by116 opinions
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- Raymond S. Berry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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