United States Fifth Circuit

A district court's failure to verify that a defendant has read and discussed the presentencing report with his defense counsel, as required by Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(c)(3)(A), is not plain error because it does not affect the defendant's substantial rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/26/2001
• Published 09/26/2001

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, SMITH and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Donna F. Coltharp, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.