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PEGUERO v. UNITED STATES

No. 97-9217.

526 U.S. 23 (1999)

119 S.Ct. 961

143 L.Ed.2d 18

PEGUERO v. UNITED STATES

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Isaiah Siegel argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was James Vincent Wade.

Roy W. McLeese III argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Robinson, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Louis M. Fischer.*

Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. O'Connor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined, p. 30.

Justice Kennedy, delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to resolve a Circuit conflict over whether a district court's failure to advise a defendant of his right to appeal as required by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provides a basis for collateral relief even when the defendant was aware of his right to appeal when the trial court omitted to give the advice. Compare, e. g., Thompson v. United States, 111 F...

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