Supreme Court of the United States, 1959

Cofield v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 29, 1959 · Clark, Harlan

360 U.S. 472 (United States Reports)

Counsel

William F. McKenna for petitioner., Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General ■ Wilkey and Beatrice Rosenberg for the United States.

Cases that cite this one

6 later published cases cite this decision.

People v. Pope (Cal. 1979)
Garza v. Idaho (Supreme Court of the United States 2019)
Garrett Brock Trapnell v. United States (2d Cir. 1983)
State v. Thomas (W. Va. 1974)
Miller v. Quatsoe (District Court, E.D. Wisconsin 1971)
Donald Callahan v. Lake F. Russell, Warden, Tennessee State Penitentiary (6th Cir. 1970)

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

In view of all the circumstances under which this defendant entered a plea of guilty and the plea was accepted, the petition is granted and the sentence is vacated and the cause remanded with instructions to allow petitioner to withdraw his plea of guilty and plead anew.

Mr. Justice Clark and Mr. Justice Harlan dissent, believing that this case should not be disposed of without plenary consideration.

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