Case Name: Joe DELEGAL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1959-10-27
Citations: 271 F.2d 279
Docket Number: No. 17725
Parties: Joe DELEGAL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 271
Pages: 279–280

Head Matter:
Joe DELEGAL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 17725.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 27, 1959.
Ralph L. Crawford, Savannah, Ga., for appellant.
Donald H. Fraser, Asst. U. S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., William C. Calhoun, U. S. Atty., Augusta, Ga., for appellee.
Before RIVES, Chief Judge, and TUT-TLE and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal from a denial by the District Court of a motion under F.R.Crim.P. 32(d), 18 U.S.C.A., to set aside a sentence of imprisonment and a prior plea of guilty to a one-count in dictment charging violation of 26 U.S.C. A. § 5008(b) (1) (1955). The only basis for the motion was that at the time of the entry of the plea of guilty the defendant, appellant here, was not personally present in court and the plea had been entered by his counsel without his knowledge or full consent. The District Judge heard the evidence and found that both at the time of the entry of the plea, November 10, 1958, and at the time of sentence, February 11, 1959, appellant and his counsel were present in court and the plea was knowingly made. Withdrawal of a plea of guilty is committed to the sound discretion of the District Court and no abuse of it is shown here. Williams v. United States, 5 Cir., 1951, 192 F.2d 39; Mitchell v. United States, 5 Cir., 1950, 179 F.2d 305.
Affirmed.