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U.S. v. DAVILA

No. 12-167.

133 S.Ct. 2139 (2013)

186 L.Ed.2d 139

UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Anthony DAVILA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 13, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Feigin, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Robert M. Yablon, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Eric J. Feigin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Frank P. Cihlar, S. Robert Lyons, Deborah K. Snyder, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Justice GINSBURG delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case concerns Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which governs guilty pleas. Two provisions of that rule are key here. The first, Rule 11(c)(1), instructs that "[t]he court must not participate in [plea] discussions." The second, Rule 11(h), states: "A variance from the requirements of th[e] rule is harmless error if it does not affect substantial rights." Rule 52(a), which covers trial court...

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