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UNITED STATES v. MERRIWEATHER

No. 01-3259.

294 F.3d 930 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert E. MERRIWEATHER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 27, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Benson (submitted a brief), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Hammond, IN, for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard H. Parsons (submitted a brief), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before: BAUER, POSNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Robert Merriweather, appeals his conviction upon guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Merriweather argues that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea before accepting it. The government appropriately confesses error on appeal. Accordingly, we REVERSE Merriweather...

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