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Supreme Court· 3/4/2002

United States v. Vonn

Citations

  • 535 U.S. 55
  • 122 S. Ct. 1043
  • 152 L. Ed. 2d 90
  • 2002 U.S. LEXIS 1377

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that under the plain error standard, “a reviewing court may consult the whole record when considering the effect of any error on substantial rights”
  • holding that under the plain error standard, \ a reviewing court may consult the whole record when considering the effect of any error on substantial rights\
  • holding that courts may consider evidence outside of the plea colloquy in determining whether plea was knowing and voluntary
  • holding that defendant who fails to bring Rule 11 error to district court’s attention must satisfy plain error rule on appeal
  • holding that a defendant who lets a Rule 11 error pass without objection in the trial court has the burden to satisfy the plain error rule
  • holding that plain-error review, not harmless-error review, applies when reviewing whether a Rule 11 error affected substantial rights

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Judges: Souter, Stevens

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Cites

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