TRESS v. U.S.

No. 95-3229.

87 F.3d 188 (1996)

Brian J. TRESS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Tress (submitted on briefs), Duluth, MN, Pro Se.

Michelle A. Leslie, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

Brian Tress pleaded guilty to federal firearm violations. At his plea hearing, the judge told him that by pleading guilty he would be waiving his right to appeal his conviction but that "under some circumstances, you and/or the government would have the right to appeal any sentence that I impose." The judge did not explain what those circumstances might be. And at Tress's sentencing hearing, the judge, in violation of Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(a)(2) (now...

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