timmreck argued april decided may respondent convicted federal drug offense upon guilty plea upon accepting plea trial judge explained respondent receive prison sentence fine failed mention mandatory special parole term least years required applicable statute respondent sentenced years imprisonment plus special parole term fined subsequently respondent moved district vacate sentence pursuant ground trial judge violated fed rule crim proc accepting guilty plea without informing respondent mandatory special parole term district recognizing violation rule occurred held justify collateral relief appeals reversed holding violation rule support collateral attack conviction based guilty plea even neither constitutional error showing special prejudice defendant held conviction based guilty plea subject collateral attack shown formal violation rule violation neither constitutional jurisdictional claim reasonably made error resulted complete miscarriage justice proceeding inconsistent rudimentary demands fair procedure hill respondent raised claim direct appeal basis allowing collateral attack service appeal pp reversed stevens delivered opinion unanimous kenneth geller argued cause brief solicitor general mccree assistant attorney general heymann kenneth mogill argued cause filed brief respondent justice stevens delivered opinion question presented whether conviction based guilty plea subject collateral attack whenever shown rule federal rules criminal procedure violated plea accepted case acting advice counsel respondent pleaded guilty charge conspiracy distribute various controlled substances required rule district judge formally addressed respondent determined factual basis plea acting voluntarily judge explained respondent receive sentence years imprisonment fine judge failed describe mandatory special parole term least years required applicable statute district judge accepted guilty plea later proceeding sentenced respondent years imprisonment plus special parole term years fine pursuant plea bargain prosecutor charges respondent dismissed objection sentence raised time respondent take appeal conviction two years later respondent moved vacate sentence pursuant ground trial judge violated rule accepting plea without informing mandatory special parole term district held evidentiary hearing respondent lawyer testified normal practice inform clients mandatory special parole term recall whether given advice defendant following hearing district denied motion recognized violation rule occurred concluded justify collateral relief respondent suffered prejudice inasmuch received sentence within maximum described time guilty plea accepted appeals reversed held violation rule support collateral attack conviction based guilty plea even neither constitutional error showing special prejudice defendant importance holding administration justice granted certiorari reverse hill presented question whether collateral attack predicated violation fed rule crim proc gives defendant right make statement behalf sentenced rejected claim stating failure trial ask defendant represented attorney whether anything say sentence imposed error character magnitude cognizable writ habeas corpus error neither jurisdictional constitutional fundamental defect inherently results complete miscarriage justice omission inconsistent rudimentary demands fair procedure present exceptional circumstances need remedy afforded writ habeas corpus apparent bowen johnston see escoe zerbst johnson zerbst walker johnston waley johnston indeed anything case may stronger one foreclosing collateral relief hill case concern finality served limitation collateral attack special force respect convictions based guilty pleas every inroad concept finality undermines confidence integrity procedures increasing volume judicial work inevitably delays impairs orderly administration justice impact greatest new grounds setting aside guilty pleas approved vast majority criminal convictions result pleas moreover concern unfair procedures may resulted conviction innocent defendant rarely raised petition set aside guilty plea smith stevens dissenting judgment appeals reversed footnotes defendant may plead guilty guilty consent nolo contendere may refuse accept plea guilty shall accept plea plea nolo contendere without first addressing defendant personally determining plea made voluntarily understanding nature charge consequences plea advice defendant accepting plea guilty nolo contendere must address defendant personally open inform determine understands following nature charge plea offered mandatory minimum penalty provided law maximum possible penalty provided law defendant represented attorney right represented attorney every stage proceeding necessary one appointed represent right plead guilty persist plea already made right tried jury trial right assistance counsel right confront witnesses right compelled incriminate pleads guilty nolo contendere trial kind pleading guilty nolo contendere waives right trial pleads guilty nolo contendere may ask questions offense pleaded answers questions oath record presence counsel answers may later used prosecution perjury false statement title provides pertinent part prisoner custody sentence established act congress claiming right released upon ground sentence imposed violation constitution laws without jurisdiction impose sentence sentence excess maximum authorized law otherwise subject collateral attack may move imposed sentence vacate set aside correct sentence see stone powell henderson kibbe