United States v. William J. Frank

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that Rule 11(c)(1) “does not establish a series of traps for imperfectly articulated oral remarks”
• finding no Rule 11 violation where the judge \was not trying to shape the agreement or persuade either side to accept it\
• “[Rule 11(c)(1) ] does not establish a series of traps for imperfectly articulated oral remarks.”
• “The doctrine of invited error prevents a defendant from complaining of an error that was his own fault.” (citation omitted)
• Rule 11 “does not establish a series of traps for imperfectly articulated oral remarks.”
• “The rule against judicial participation in plea bargaining protects the parties against implicit or explicit pressure to settle criminal cases on terms favored by the judge. It does not establish a series of traps for imperfectly articulated oral remarks.”

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