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UNITED STATES v. SIBERT
May 31, 1974
UNITED STATES of America
v.
Howard SIBERT
Bechtle, District Judge.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: BECHTLE
As stated above, the defendant has petitioned the Court to grant a hearing on the motion to withdraw the plea of guilty. A careful and detailed review of the record to date, documentation submitted by the defendant, and the relevant law have convinced the Court that an evidentiary hearing is not required and that the motion to withdraw the plea of guilty must be denied. In the case of United States v. Jasper, 481 F.2d 976 (3rd Cir. 1973), Judge John J. Gibbons held that an evidentiary hearing is not required when the record in the proceedings leading to the guilty plea shows compliance with Fed.R.Crim.P. 11 or the record establishes conclusively that the plea was voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently made. The transcript of the proceedings in which the guilty plea was entered establishes beyond question that the defendant understood the nature of the charge and the consequences of the plea and that there existed a factual basis to support such plea. The defendant entered the plea voluntarily and intelligently with the full assistance of counsel.
In light of the above findings, the Court need not conduct a hearing on the motion to withdraw the guilty plea.
Having dispensed with the necessity of a hearing, the Court will deny the motion to withdraw the plea. Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(d) provides that after sentencing a Court may set aside the judgment of conviction and permit the defendant to withdraw his plea to correct manifest injustice. The Court is unable to perceive any indication of such manifest injustice which would necessitate the withdrawal of the plea in this case.
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