Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Travis Elmer RUSHING, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-03-28
Citations: 456 F.2d 1294
Docket Number: No. 71-2916
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Travis Elmer RUSHING, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 456
Pages: 1294–1294

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Travis Elmer RUSHING, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 71-2916
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 28, 1972.
Rehearing Denied May 23, 1972.
George M. Leppert, New Orleans, La., (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.
Donald E. Walter, U. S. Atty., Paul Lynch, Asst. U. S. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and GOLDBERG and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5th Cir.; See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
On this direct appeal, a review of the record indicates that the district court failed to comply with Rule 11, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, in that no inquiry was made of defendant to determine whether there was a factual basis for the plea of guilty. The failure of the court below to comply with Rule 11 constituted reversible error entitling the defendant to plead anew. See McCarthy v. United States, 1969, 394 U.S. 459, 89 S.Ct. 1166, 22 L.Ed.2d 418.
Reversed.