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United States rule 11plain error

United States v. Santiago

769 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2014)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Year2014
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A district court's failure at a Rule 11 plea colloquy to advise the defendant of a mandatory minimum and consecutive sentence is reviewed for plain error, and does not affect substantial rights where the record shows the defendant already knew of those consequences when he pleaded guilty.

Area of Law

General

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