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U.S. v. Norris, No. 04-2073 (8th Cir.) (486 F.3d 1045) (April 23, 2007) (Judge Raymond W. Gruender) by In U.S. v. Norris, 439 F.3d 916 (8th Cir. Mar. 10, 2006) (“Norris I”), a panel from the Eighth Circuit unanimously held that defendant Jamal Norris was entitled to specific performance of …

In Re: Vasquez-Ramirez, No. 04-75715 (9th Cir.) (443 F.3d 692) (April 6, 2006) (Judge Alex Kozinski) by The issue before the Court in this case was whether a district judge may reject a guilty plea that satisfies all of the requirements of Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(b) - and the Court answered that …

Ellis v. U.S. Dist. Court, No. 01-70724 (9th Cir.) (356 F.3d 1198) (February 4, 2004) (Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw) by Here the majority held that "the acceptance of a criminal defendant's guilty plea is a judicial act distinct from the acceptance of the plea agreement itself. Once the district court …