U.S. v. Amaya, No. 96-40572 (5th Cir.) (111 F.3d 386) (April 16, 1997) (Judge Robert M. Parker)
Loaded on May 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
May 26, 1997
Filed under:
Punch And Jurists,
Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
Justice Lummus of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts once observed: "If all the defendants should combine to refuse to plead guilty, and should dare to hold out, they could break down the administration of criminal justice in any state in the Union. . . . The truth is, that …
Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.
As a digital subscriber to Punch and Jurists, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Already a subscriber? Login
More from this issue:
- U.S. v. Ramnath, No. CR-96-0012 (CPS) (E.D.N.Y.) (958 F.Supp. 99) (February 27, 1997) (Judge Charles P. Sifton)
- U.S. v. Coleman, No. 93-00011-05-CR-W-9-6 (W.D.Mo.) (958 F.Supp. 452) (March 27, 1997) (Judge Howard F. Sachs)
- U.S. v. Green, No. 96-2408 (7th Cir.) (111 F.3d 515) (April 14, 1997) (Judge Daniel A. Manion)
- Jensen v. County of Lake, No. H-74-230 (N.D.Ill.) (958 F.Supp. 397) (March 5, 1997) (Judge Rudy Lozano)
- U.S. v. Zagari, No. 96-1130, No. 599 (2nd Cir.) (111 F.3d 307) (April 17, 1997) (Judge James L. Oakes)
- U.S. v. Cooper, No. 96-6717 (11th Cir.) (111 F.3d 845) (May 5, 1997) (Judge John C. Godbold)
- U.S. v. Amaya, No. 96-40572 (5th Cir.) (111 F.3d 386) (April 16, 1997) (Judge Robert M. Parker)
- Valente v. U.S., No. 96-2505 (2nd Cir.) (111 F.3d 290) (July 14, 1997) (Per Curiam)
- U.S. v. Brooks, No. 95-5728 (4th Cir.) (111 F.3d 365) (April 16, 1997) (Judge Paul V. Niemeyer)
- U.S. v. Ramnath, No. CR-96-0012 (CPS) (E.D.N.Y.) (958 F.Supp. 99) (February 27, 1997) (Judge Charles P. Sifton)
- Thompson v. Souza, No. 96-55662 (9th Cir.) (111 F.3d 694) (April 16, 1997) (Judge Stephen S. Trott)
- U.S. v. Amlani, No. 94-50292 (9th Cir.) (111 F.3d 705) (April 16, 1997) (Judge Charles E. Wiggins)
- U.S. v. Rouse, No. 95-1554 (8th Cir.) (111 F.3d 561) (April 11, 1997) (Judge James B. Loken)
- Thompson v. Souza, No. 96-55662 (9th Cir.) (111 F.3d 694) (April 16, 1997) (Judge Stephen S. Trott)
- U.S. v. Zagari, No. 96-1130, No. 599 (2nd Cir.) (111 F.3d 307) (April 17, 1997) (Judge James L. Oakes)
- U.S. v. Amaya, No. 96-40572 (5th Cir.) (111 F.3d 386) (April 16, 1997) (Judge Robert M. Parker)
- U.S. v. Schneider, No. 96-1281 (1st Cir.) (111 F.3d 197) (April 17, 1997) (Judge Michael Boudin)
- U.S. v. Isong, No. 96-6050 (6th Cir.) (111 F.3d 428) (April 14, 1997) (Judge David A. Nelson)
- U.S. v. Oakar, No. 96-3084 (D.C. Cir.) (111 F.3d 146) (April 18, 1997) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)
- U.S. v. Rector, No. 96-1952 (7th Cir.) (111 F.3d 503) (April 11, 1997) (Judge Daniel A. Manion)
- U.S. v. Rouse, No. 95-1554 (8th Cir.) (111 F.3d 561) (April 11, 1997) (Judge James B. Loken)
- U.S. v. Zagari, No. 96-1130, No. 599 (2nd Cir.) (111 F.3d 307) (April 17, 1997) (Judge James L. Oakes)
- U.S. v. Rector, No. 96-1952 (7th Cir.) (111 F.3d 503) (April 11, 1997) (Judge Daniel A. Manion)
- U.S. v. Miller, No. 94-8079 (10th Cir.) (111 F.3d 747) (April 25, 1997) (Judge Stephanie K. Seymour)
- Wright v. Morris, No. 95-1837 (6th Cir.) (111 F.3d 414) (April 11, 1997) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
- Holland v. O'Bryant, No. 96-00997 (D.D.C.) (958 F.Supp. 10) (March 27, 1997) (Judge Stanley Sporkin)
- Boero v. Drug Enforcement Admin., No. 96-2158 (2nd Cir.) (111 F.3d 301) (April 14, 1997) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)
More from these topics:
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies Trial Court Must Conduct Inquiry Whether Defendant Knowingly and Voluntarily Waived Right to Counsel at ‘Any Stage of a Case,’ Including Arraignment or Plea Hearing, Feb. 1, 2025. Counsel - Right to, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
- Mississippi Supreme Court: Defendant’s Guilty Plea Not Knowing and Voluntary Because He Was Not Informed of His Habitual Offender Status, Dec. 1, 2024. Resentencing, De Facto Career Offender, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
- Tenth Circuit: Counsel Advising Black Defendant No Minorities Would Be on Jury Is Material Misrepresentation About Right to Impartial Jury Rendering Guilty Plea Unknowing and Involuntary, Aug. 1, 2024. Juries - Fair and Impartial, Racial Bias Exception, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
- First Circuit: Defendant Did Not Understand Consequences of Guilty Plea Because District Court and Counsel Led Him to Reasonably Believed Plea Agreement Would Result in Sentence Below Applicable Mandatory Minimum, June 15, 2024. Consequences of Plea, Awareness of Consequences, Credits, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
- Tenth Circuit: Plea Not Knowing and Voluntary Where Plea Counsel Materially Misrepresented Defendant’s Right to Impartial Jury Selected Through Racially Nondiscriminatory Means, May 15, 2024. Juries - Fair and Impartial, Impartial Jury, Fair Cross Section Requirement, Consequences of Plea, Misleading Advice/Statements to Defendant, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
- Fourth Circuit: Defendant Entitled to Discovery and Evidentiary Hearing on § 2255 Petition to Withdraw Guilty Plea Because It Was Not Knowingly and Voluntarily Made, March 15, 2024. Police Misconduct, Police/Govt Misconduct, Plea Bargaining, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
- New Mexico Supreme Court Announces Trial Courts Retain Common Law Jurisdictional Authority to Correct Illegal Sentences, Allows Defendant to Withdraw Plea After Sentence Correction Involving Additional Parole Time, Nov. 1, 2023. Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
- Fourth Circuit Announces Rehaif Applies to All § 922(g) Firearms-Possession Offenses and Applies Retroactively to Initial § 2255 Motions, June 15, 2023. Firearms Owners' Protection Act, Possession or Use of Firearms, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
- Seventh Circuit Vacates Federal Drug Conspiracy Conviction Because District Court Failed to Ensure Defendant Understood ‘Agreement’ Element of Conspiracy and Failed to Ensure Factual Basis for Guilty Plea, April 15, 2023. Procedural Default/Error, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
- First Circuit Announces ‘Knowingly’ Violating § 922(g)(9) Requires Proof Defendant Knew He Belonged to Category of Persons Prohibited from Possessing Firearms, Mere Knowledge of ‘Features’ of Prior Offense Insufficient, Aug. 15, 2022. Possession or Use of Firearms, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.