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Carr Factors: "Close Assistance of Counsel" Not the Same Thing as "Ineffective Assistance of Counsel"

United States v. McKnight, No. 08-30229 (5th Cir. June 5, 2009) (O'Connor, Wiener, Stewart)This case involves the appeal of a district court's denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea. Given the fact-intensive nature of the issue, a case like this ordinarily wouldn't be worth discussing here. But two aspects of the case merit mention: 1) the eyebrow-raising circumstances of the offense, and

Full post as published by Fifth Circuit Blog on June 11, 2009 (boomark / email).