United States v. Davila

United States v. Davila
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 15, 2013 Decided June 13, 2013
Full case name	United States, Petitioner v. Anthony Davila
Docket no.	12-167
Citations	569 U.S. 597 ( more ) 133 S. Ct. 2139; 186 L. Ed. 2d 139; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4541; 81 U.S.L.W. 4394
Argument	Oral argument
Case history
Prior	664 F.3d 1355 (11th Cir. 2011)
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Antonin Scalia  · Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas  · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer  · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor  · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
Majority	Ginsburg, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Concurrence	Scalia, joined by Thomas

United States v. Davila, 569 U.S. 597 (2013), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that when a federal judge participates in the plea process in violation of rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a guilty plea need not be vacated if the record shows prejudice to the decision to plea due to rule 11(h). ^[1]

Notes

1. Syllabus p. 2

References

• United States v. Davila, 569 U.S. 597 (2013).
• Supreme Court of the United States (August 2012). "Docket for United States v. Davila".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• United States Department of Justice (December 2012). "Reply Brief for United States v. Davila" (PDF).{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• American Bar Association (March 2013). "Amicus Brief for United States v. Davila" (PDF).{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• United States v. Davila, 664F.3d1355 (11th Cir. 2011).

External links

• Text of United States v. Davila, 569 U.S. 597(2013) is available from: CourtListener Google Scholar Justia Oyez (oral argument audio)