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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 57 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Donald Jones.

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1 United States v. Donald Jones Anchor
ca3 · 2003
green “(1) whether the defendant asserts his innocence; (2) the strength of the defendant's reasons for withdrawing the plea; and (3) whether the government would be prejudiced by the withdrawal.” 23
2 United States v. Melvinisha Brown
ca3 · 2001
green “a shift in defense tactics, a change of mind, or the fear of punishment are not adequate reasons to impose on the government the expense, difficulty, and risk of trying a defendant who has already acknowledged his guilt by pleading guilty.” 14
3 United States v. Melvinisha Brown
ca3 · 2001
green “assertions of innocence must be buttressed by facts in the record that support a claimed defense.” 11
4 United States v. Donald Jones
ca3 · 2003
green “bald assertions of innocence are insufficient to permit a defendant to withdraw his guilty plea.” 9

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