United States Seventh Circuit

District court's refusal to accept midtrial guilty pleas did not amount to an abuse of discretion, because the judge's reasons for rejecting the pleas, including timing and prior aborted plea attempts, were sufficiently sound.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/02/2002
• Decided 12/05/2002
• Published 12/05/2002

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David E. Bindi (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Cynthia Giacchetti (argued),Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.