United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant's guilty plea is vacated where defendant's plea was not knowing and voluntary since there was a mutual mistake as to an essential element of the plea agreement, making the entire agreement invalidated.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/16/2004
• Decided 08/25/2004
• Published 08/25/2004

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ruth Hennage (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Nishay K. Sanan (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.