United States DC Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is reversed where the district court erred as a matter of law when it determined defendant was not eligible to plead guilty because he asserted his innocence to some of the charges against him.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/21/2005
• Published 01/25/2005

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and RANDOLPH and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel H. Bromberg, 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 Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and Daniel M. Cisin, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.