U.S. v. Pierre, No. 96-4187 (11th Cir.) (120 F.3d 1153) (August 28, 1997) (Judge James Larry Edmondson)
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published in Punch and Jurists
September 22, 1997
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Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
This is an interesting case in which the Court vacated a conviction because it found that, at the time the defendant entered his plea, "he could not have understood its consequences." Knowing the "consequences" of a plea agreement is a concept that the courts are rarely willing to open …
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