United States v. Gregory Lynn Miles, United States of America v. Gerald Jehoram Gustus

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “the statements by the court went well beyond a mere rejection of the agreements and explanation for it; they suggested, at the very least, the agreements that would be acceptable”
• noting that it had found no case holding that when a judge truly participated in plea negotiations, the participation did not affect substantial rights
• noting that it had found no case holding that when a judge truly participated in plea negotiations, the participation did not affect substantial rights
• finding that the “district court’s comments went beyond exploring the presented agreements”
• vacating guilty pleas where judge stated that he would be more comfortable if the defendants were never released from jail and essentially crafted a more stringent plea agreement than that proposed
• “By trying to facilitate a plea bargain, the judge indicated that he desired an agreement; this is pressure enough.” (internal quotation and citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).