United States DC Circuit

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a pre-sentence motion to withdraw a guilty plea, based on a belatedly-proferred entrapment defense and counsel's purportedly deficient performance.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/13/2003
• Decided 08/19/2003
• Published 08/19/2003

Judges

• Before:   SENTELLE, HENDERSON, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas Wham, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas S. Rees, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.