United States v. Davila
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
*600 This case concerns Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which governs guilty pleas. Two provisions of that rule are key here. The first, Rule 11(c)(1), instructs that "[t]he court must not participate in [plea] discussions." The second, Rule 11(h), states: "A variance from the requirements of th[e] rule is harmless error if it does not affect substantial rights." Rule 52(a), which covers trial court errors generally, similarly prescribes: "Any error ... that does not affect substantial rights must be disregarded."
Anthony Davila, respondent here, entered a guilty plea to…
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