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UNITED STATES v. RUIZ, ANGELA (27012)

    Order dated: 01/04/02
    Docket number: 01-595
    Action:
        The motions of respondents for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are granted. The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted.

UNITED STATES v. RUIZ, ANGELA (27012)

    Order dated: 02/19/02
    Docket number: 01-595
    Action:
        The motion for appointment of counsel is granted and it is ordered that Steven F. Hubachek, Esquire, of San Diego, California, is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case.

A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:

1. Whether before pleading guilty, a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to obtain exculpatory information, including impeachment material, from the government. 2. If so, whether that right may be waived through a plea agreement.

An opinion has been handed down: