UNITED STATES v. WILLIS

Cr. No. 728-47.

75 F.Supp. 628 (1948)

UNITED STATES v. WILLIS.

District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

February 19, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty. for District of Columbia, and Arthur McLaughlin, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Robert I. Miller, of Washington, D. C., for defendant.


HOLTZOFF, Associate Justice.

The defendant, who has been indicted on a charge of carnal knowledge, desires to plead guilty. The acceptance of the plea is recommended by the United States Attorney in the light of the specific facts constituting the offense and the surrounding circumstances, which are not material for the purposes of this discussion. The question arises whether the Court has authority to accept a plea of guilty in a case of this type, in the light of...

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