No. 18-9304

Abel De Leon v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure federal-rule federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure guilty-plea pre-acceptance right-to-withdraw rule-11 withdrawal
Latest Conference: 2019-06-13
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a formal motion to withdraw a guilty plea is required to invoke the protections of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(d)(1), which provides an absolute right to withdraw a pre-acceptance guilty plea.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a formal motion to withdraw a guilty plea is required to invoke the protections of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(d)(1)

Docket Entries

2019-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-05-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-05-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 17, 2019)

Attorneys

Abel De Leon
Laura G. GreenbergFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent