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U.S. v. Davila, No. 12-167 (U.S. Supreme Court) (569 U.S. 597; 133 S.Ct. 2139) (June 13, 2013) (Justice Ginsburg)

This decision involved the interrelationship of two provisions of Rule 11 of the Fed.R.Crim.P., which governs guilty pleas. Rule 11(c)(1) states that “[t]he court must not participate in [plea] discussions.” Rule 11(h), in turn, states: “A variance from the requirements of th[e] rule is harmless error if it does not ...

 

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