Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Barrios-Gutierrez, No. 99-10148 (9th Cir.) (218 F.3d 1118) (July 14, 2000) (Judge Betty Binns Fletcher) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The criminal justice system’s addictive need for guilty pleas. "If all the defendants should combine to refuse to plead guilty, and should dare to hold out, they …

U.S. v. Littlejohn, No. 99-50417 (9th Cir.) (224 F.3d 960) (September 11, 2000) (Judge Stephen S. Trott) by Famous quote from State Justice Lummus about the need for guilty pleas and the likely effects on the criminal justice system should the high ratio of guilty pleas decline. QUOTE OF THE …

U.S. v. McDonald, No. 96-1534 (1st Cir.) (121 F.3d 7) (August 20, 1997) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by In the mystical world of plea agreements, the courts often pay lip service to the "core concerns" that provide the underpinning for Rule 11 of the Fed.R.Crim.P. Those core concerns are usually …

U.S. v. McDonald, No. 96-1534 (1st Cir.) (121 F.3d 7) (August 20, 1997) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by

U.S. v. Quinones, No. 95-4302 (11th Cir.) (97 F.3d 473) (October 10, 1996) (Per Curiam) by This is a rare case in which a conviction was reversed because the district court failed to inform the defendant of the nature of the charge to which he was pleading guilty, in violation …