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United States v. Davila

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Docket nos.
  
12-167

Argument
  
Oral argument

Citations
  
569 U.S. ___ (more)

Date
  
2013

Full case name
  
United States, Petitioner v. Anthony Davila

Prior history
  
On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Majority
  
Ginsburg, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan

United states v davila oral argument april 15 2013


United States v. Davila, 569 U.S. ___ (2013), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that when a federal judge participates in the plea process in violation of rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a guilty plea need not be vacated if the record shows prejudice to the decision to plea due to rule 11(h).

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United States v. Davila Wikipedia