United States Sixth Circuit

Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(b), while a court does not have absolute discretion to refuse a nolo contendere plea, a defendant must present compelling reasons in order to overturn a court's refusal to accept a nolo contendere plea.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/07/2001
• Decided 12/18/2001
• Published 12/18/2001

Judges

• Before:  MOORE and COLE, Circuit Judges;  ROSEN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Charles P. Wisdom, Jr. (argued and briefed), Asst. U.S. Attorney, Lexington, KY, Frederick A. Stine, V, Wende C. Morris (briefed), Asst. U.S. Attorneys, Covington, KY, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Gary J. Sergent (argued and briefed), O'Hara, Ruberg, Taylor, Sloan & Sergent, Covington, KY, for Defendant-Appellant.