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Criminal Law: Guilty Plea-Withdrawal
Staff Report//November 12, 2019
Where a defendant in a case involving theft of government property sought to withdraw her guilty plea, the record showed that the plea was entered into knowingly and voluntarily, and the judgment is affirmed because the defendant’s pro se arguments were waived by the plea.
Judgment is affirmed.
U.S. v. Reudas-Vargas (MLW No. 74109/Case No. 19-1882 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
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