Legal Opinion
United States v. Colonna
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 12, 1944No. 8482PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, District Judge.
The issue here is:
Was there an abuse of discretion by the trial court in denying the motion of the defendant-appellant, Colonna, for leave to withdraw his pleas of guilty ?
On May 11, 1943, Colonna pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Judge Meaney of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on two indictments. On May 19, 1943 the case was reached for trial and at that time permission was granted Colonna to change his pleas from not guilty to guilty. On May 21, 1943, when Colonna appeared for sentence before Judge Moore, a visiting judge, he…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- United States v. FoxCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- State v. StephensSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- United States v. DennistonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Commonwealth v. CrapoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- United States v. ParrinoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- United States v. SorrentinoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- United States v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- United States v. John Stayton and Rita Stayton, John StaytonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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