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· 7/5/1977

United States v. Howard E. Saft

Citations

  • 558 F.2d 1073
  • 41 A.L.R. Fed. 859
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 12567

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  • prejudice to the government may be considered by the court in the exercise of its discretion even where defendant has not shown sufficient grounds for permitting withdrawal of his plea
  • prejudice to the government may be considered by the court in the exercise of its discretion even where defendant has not shown sufficient grounds for permitting withdrawal of his plea
  • failure to inform defendant of one or two Rule 11 rights not requiring remand on basis of remaining record
  • approach in Saft adopted by the 1983 amendment to Rule 332(d), as noted in Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(d) Advisory Committee Note at 4
  • indictment read by clerk to inform defendant of the nature of the charges
  • reading of indictment by court clerk may be sufficient

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Judges: Friendly, Timbers, Meskill

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