UNITED STATES v. MORENO-MEMBACHE

No. 19-3051.

995 F.3d 249 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Antonio MORENO-MEMBACHE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided: April 27, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen D. Hernandez , Highland, MD, appointed by the court, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was Richard K. Gilbert , appointed by the court.

James I. Pearce , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee. John M. Pellettieri , Attorney, entered an appearance.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge Katsas.


Plea agreements are at once ordinary and extraordinary. Ordinary because they resolve nearly 98% of criminal cases in the federal system every year.1 And extraordinary because of what they entail for individual defendants. A guilty plea is not only the defendant's admission in open court that...

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