United States v. Morrisette

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• distinguishing Parra-Ibanez on the ground that the District Court in that case failed to make any inquiry into whether the medication affected the defendant’s ability to comprehend
• defendant admitted facts where, inter alia, he and his counsel “both conceded the accuracy of the prosecution’s recitation of the facts relevant to the offense”
• “Competence to enter a guilty plea is determined by the same criteria as those governing competence to stand trial: whether the defendant is able to understand the proceedings and assist his counsel with a reasonable degree of rationality.”
• \Competence to enter a guilty plea is determined by the same criteria as those governing competence to stand trial: whether the defendant is able to understand the proceedings and assist his counsel with a reasonable degree of rationality.\

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