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· 10/2/1997

United States v. Steven J. Vest, Also Known as Norm

Citations

  • 125 F.3d 676
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 27108
  • 1997 WL 603384

How courts have described this case

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  • holding guilty plea was not involuntary even though induced by promise of leniency to defendant’s brothers as long as government acted in good faith based upon probable cause to file charges against or to prosecute them
  • to prove plea was not knowing and voluntary, defendant must show he did not make voluntary and intelligent choice; transcripts showed that defendant understood consequences of guilty pleas and entered them voluntarily

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Judges: McMillian, Hansen, Magnuson

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