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UNITED STATES v. YOUNG

No. 18303.

424 F.2d 1276 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America v. Leonard YOUNG, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Errol S. Miller, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Blair A. Griffith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Richard L. Thornburgh, U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before HASTIE, Chief Judge, MARIS and ADAMS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

The problem of determining whether a defendant who pleads guilty does so voluntarily with an understanding of the charge against him and the consequences of the plea has been a major concern of the courts since the decision in Kercheval v. United States.1 Rules 11 and 32(d) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure attempt to ensure that a defendant does not waive his constitutional...

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