United States v. Davila

Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 15, 2013 Decided June 13, 2013
Full case name	United States v. Davila
Docket nos.	12-167
Citations	569 U.S. ___ (more)
Argument	Oral argument
Court membership
Chief Justice John G. 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, Kagen
Concurrence	Scalia, joined by Thomas

United States v. Davila 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 Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (December 2011). "United States v. Davila" (PDF).
• Supreme Court of the United States (August 2012). "Docket for United States v. Davila".
• United States Department of Justice (December 2012). "Reply Brief for United States v. Davila" (PDF).
• American Bar Association (March 2013). "Amicus Brief for United States v. Davila" (PDF).
• Supreme Court of the United States (June 2013). "United States v. Davila" (PDF).