Court Opinion

ID: 9455908
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 19:36:58.934314+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:34:47.069314
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KILKENNY, Circuit Judge
(dissenting) :
I do not share the views of the majority on the non-applicability to this factual background of the principles employed by the Supreme Court in Brady v. United States, Parker v. North Carolina and McMann v. Richardson, each decided May 4, 1970. In my judgment, those cases are very persuasive, if not controlling. Neither Meadows v. United States, 420 F.2d 795 (9th Cir., 1969), nor United States v. Ingman, 426 F.2d 973 (9th Cir., 1970) is authoritative on these facts. See United States v. Weber, 429 F.2d 148 (9th Cir., July, 1970).
Moreover, I believe this record supports a conclusion that appellant was well aware of Leary prior to his sentencing. Beyond question, his acts subsequent to his knowledge of Leary were knowingly and intelligently done, and, I believe, with sufficient awareness of the relevant circumstances and all likely consequences.1 He took a gambler’s chance on probation and lost.2 3 The judicial process, by any standard, should not be so exploited. In these circumstances, I would hold that appellant waived such rights as he might otherwise have.
I would affirm.

. “A plea of guilty was entered on April 21, 1969 and sentencing occurred on June 23, 1969. During the intervening period of time, the United States Supreme Court handed down the far reaching decision of Leary. The defendant was not able to, and in fact did not, understand the ramifications of the Leary decision * * *" (Emphasis supplied.) [From appellant’s petition for withdrawal of guilty, p. 1],

. “That I entered a plea of guilty of evading the stamp tax on April 21, 1969, prior to the decision of the United States Supreme Court in U. S. v. Leary.* After that time and prior to my sentencing on June 23, 1969, I read about this case in the newspapers and attempted to find out if it might be relevant to my case. I wrote to my attorney, Charles Giles, and asked him about it. He said he was unable to answer until he had read a 40 page brief * *
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“On the way to the courtroom on the morning prior to sentencing I told, my attorney that if I did not receive probation that I wanted him to file an appeal immediately. He did not answer. * * * ” (Emphasis supplied.) [From appellant’s affadavit supporting his petition for withdrawal of plea of guilty],
* Decided May 19, 1969, over one month prior to sentencing.