KEEL v. UNITED STATES

No. 77-2019 Summary Calendar.

572 F.2d 1135 (1978)

Lee Jackson KEEL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Granted June 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank S. Buck (Court Appointed), Birmingham, Ala., for petitioner-appellant.

J. R. Brooks, U. S. Atty., George C. Batcheler, Asst. U. S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Granted June 19, 1978.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

In taking Lee Jackson Keel's plea of guilty to bank robbery, the trial judge erroneously informed Keel that he could receive a maximum sentence of 45 years. In fact, the crime carried a maximum of 25 years. Although Keel received the 12-year sentence he had bargained for, we reverse on authority of the recent decisions of this Court which require literal compliance with the new Rule 11, Fed.R.Crim...

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