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UNITED STATES v. BENITEZ, CARLOS D. (43193)

    Order dated: 12/08/03
    Docket number: 03-167
    Action:
        The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. CERTIORARI DENIED

UNITED STATES v. BENITEZ, CARLOS D. (43193)

    Order dated: 02/23/04
    Docket number: 03-167
    Action:
        The motion of respondent for appointment of counsel is granted. Myra D. Mossman, Esquire, of Santa Barbara, California, is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case.

A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:

Whether, in order to show that a violation of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 constitutes reversible plain error, a defendant must demonstrate that he would not have pleaded guilty if the violation had not occurred?

An opinion has been handed down: