mccarthy argued december decided april petitioner indicted three counts wilfully knowingly attempting evade federal tax payments arraignment pleaded guilty count day set trial petitioner counsel informing advised petitioner consequences plea moved enter plea guilty one count answer district judge inquiry petitioner stated desired plead guilty understood plea waived right jury trial subjected long five years imprisonment much fine government consented plea change agreed dismiss two counts petitioner guilty plea one count accepted replying judge inquiry made government request plea accepted petitioner stated plea product threats promises entered volition subsequent sentencing hearing petitioner asserted failure pay taxes deliberate paid poor health judge imposed sentence one year fine petitioner counsel moved suspend sentence stressing petitioner poor health neglectful inadvertent bookkeeping practices occurred period suffering serious drinking problem judge declining suspend sentence indicated examined presentence report concluded petitioner bookkeeping methods inadvertent appeal petitioner urged setting aside plea violative fed rule crim proc grounds district accepted plea without first addressing personally determining plea made voluntarily understanding nature charge entered judgment without determining factual basis plea appeals affirmed implying rule require district judge address petitioner personally petitioner understood nature charge concluding sentencing hearing judge satisfied presentence report plea factual basis held fed rule crim proc complied case rule designed assist district judge making constitutionally required determination guilty plea truly voluntary produce complete record plea entered factors relevant voluntariness determination mandates district judge direct inquiry defendant pleading guilty whether defendant understands nature charge aware consequences plea pp noncompliance district rule requires defendant guilty plea set aside case remanded another hearing may plead anew pp maurice mccarthy argued cause petitioner briefs barnabas sears wayland cedarquist james van springer argued cause brief solicitor general griswold assistant attorney general rogovin francis beytagh beatrice rosenberg mervyn hamburg chief justice warren delivered opinion case involves procedure must followed rule federal rules criminal procedure district may accept guilty plea remedy failure follow procedure april petitioner indicted three counts district northern district illinois violating internal revenue code charged wilfully knowingly attempting evade tax payments count count count arraignment two weeks later petitioner represented retained counsel pleaded guilty count scheduled trial june june granted government motion postpone trial petitioner illness trial rescheduled july day informing advised petitioner consequences plea defense counsel moved withdraw petitioner plea guilty count enter plea guilty count district judge asked petitioner desired plead guilty understood plea waived right jury trial subjected imprisonment long five years fine high petitioner stated understood consequences wanted plead guilty government consented plea change informed petitioner plea guilty count accepted government move dismiss counts plea accepted however prosecutor asked judge inquire whether induced threats promises response judge inquiry petitioner replied plea product either stated entered volition ordered presentence investigation continued case september commencement sentencing hearing september petitioner asserted failure pay taxes deliberate paid poor health prosecutor stated prime consideration government agreement move dismiss counts petitioner promise pay taxes penalties interest prosecutor requested refer expressly agreement noting petitioner possessed sufficient attachable assets meet obligations imposed sentence one year fine petitioner counsel immediately moved suspend sentence emphasized petitioner years age poor health contended failure pay taxes resulted neglectful inadvertent method bookkeeping period suffering serious drinking problem consequently asserted petitioner counsel never disposition deprive due judge however indicating examined presentence report stated opinion manner petitioner books kept inadvertent declined therefore suspend petitioner sentence appeal appeals seventh circuit petitioner argued plea set aside accepted violation rule federal rules criminal procedure specifically petitioner contended district accepted plea without first addressing personally determining plea made voluntarily understanding nature charge entered judgment without determining factual basis plea affirming petitioner conviction appeals held district judge complied rule implied rule require district judge address petitioner personally determine understood nature charge also concluded colloquy sentencing hearing demonstrated judge satisfied examination presentence report plea factual basis importance proper construction rule administration criminal law federal courts conflict courts appeals effect district failure follow provisions rule granted certiorari agree petitioner district judge comply rule case reversing appeals hold defendant entitled plead anew district accepts guilty plea without fully adhering procedure provided rule decision based solely upon construction rule made pursuant supervisory power lower federal courts reach constitutional arguments petitioner urges additional grounds reversal accept argument completely ignores two purposes rule reasons recent amendment first although procedure embodied rule held constitutionally mandated designed assist district judge making constitutionally required determination defendant guilty plea truly voluntary second rule intended produce complete record time plea entered factors relevant voluntariness determination thus meticulously rule adhered tends discourage least enable expeditious disposition numerous often frivolous attacks constitutional validity guilty pleas prior amendment however district judges personally interrogated defendants accepting guilty pleas awareness confusion rule requirements respect draftsmen amended add provision expressly requir ing address defendant personally clarification judge responsibilities quite obviously furthers rule purposes personally interrogating defendant judge better able ascertain plea voluntariness also develop complete record support determination subsequent attack two purposes genesis nature guilty plea defendant enters plea simultaneously waives several constitutional rights including privilege compulsory right trial jury right confront accusers waiver valid due process clause must intentional relinquishment abandonment known right privilege johnson zerbst consequently defendant guilty plea equally voluntary knowing obtained violation due process therefore void moreover guilty plea admission elements formal criminal charge truly voluntary unless defendant possesses understanding law relation facts thus addition directing judge inquire defendant understanding nature charge consequences plea rule also requires judge satisfy factual basis plea judge must determine conduct defendant admits constitutes offense charged indictment information offense included therein defendant pleaded guilty requiring examination relation law acts defendant admits committed designed protect defendant position pleading voluntarily understanding nature charge without realizing conduct actually fall within charge extent district judge thus exposes defendant state mind record personal interrogation facilitates determination guilty plea voluntariness also facilitates determination subsequent proceeding based upon claim plea involuntary goals undermined proportion degree district judge resorts assumptions based upon recorded responses inquiries reason reject government contention rule complied although district judge personally inquire whether defendant understood nature charge ii persuaded appeals ninth circuit adopted better rule defendant perspective efficacy shifting burden proof government later voluntariness hearing questionable meeting burden government undoubtedly rely upon defendant statement desired plead guilty frequently statement plea induced threats promises prima facie case voluntariness likely treated irrebuttable cases one defendant reply limited plaintive allegations understand nature charge therefore failed assert valid defense limit guilty plea lesser included offense matter true allegations may rarely ever defendant corroborate voluntariness hearing rule designed eliminate need resort later proceeding highly subjective area heiden supra rule contemplates disputes understanding defendant voluntariness action eliminated outset ibid appeals sixth circuit explained discussing termed persuasive rationale heiden ascertainment subsequently made greater uncertainty bound exist since resolution disputed contentions problems credibility reliability memory avoided waddy heer adequate substitute demonstrating record time plea entered defendant understanding nature charge wisdom rule requirements difficulty achieving purposes voluntariness hearing particularly apparent case petitioner years old poor health time entered plea suffering serious drinking problem time allegedly evaded taxes pleaded guilty crime requires knowing willful attempt defraud government tax money yet throughout sentencing hearing counsel insisted acts merely neglectful inadvertent committed without disposition deprive due remarks nature cast considerable doubt government assertion petitioner pleaded guilty full awareness nature charge nevertheless confronted petitioner statement entered plea volition counsel statement explained nature charges evidence petitioner owe government back taxes district appeals concluded petitioner guilty plea voluntary despite petitioner inability convince courts fully understand charge certainly conceivable may intended acknowledge fact owed government money claimed without necessarily admitting committed crime charged crime requires type specific intent repeatedly disavowed see sansone moreover since elements offense explained petitioner since specific acts tax evasion appear record also possible petitioner adequately informed concluded actually guilty one two closely related lesser included offenses mere misdemeanors hand district scrupulously complied rule need speculation time plea entered petitioner replies inquiries might well attested understanding essential elements crime charged including requirement specific intent knowledge acts formed basis charge otherwise apparent plea accepted similarly follows record developed properly demonstrated petitioner entered plea freely intelligently subsequent references neglect inadvertence summarily dismissed nothing overzealous supplications leniency thus conclude prejudice inheres failure comply rule noncompliance deprives defendant rule procedural safeguards designed facilitate accurate determination voluntariness plea holding defendant whose plea accepted violation rule afforded opportunity plead anew insure every accused afforded procedural safeguards also help reduce great waste judicial resources required process frivolous attacks guilty plea convictions encouraged difficult dispose original record inadequate therefore much require sentencing defendants years imprisonment district judges take minutes necessary inform rights determine whether understand action taking therefore reverse judgment appeals seventh circuit remand case proceedings consistent opinion ordered appendix opinion sokol petitioner counsel please advised mccarthy consequences plea time behalf like withdraw plea guilty heretofore entered count enter plea guilty count three counts satisfactory government hughes government counsel satisfactory government honor government move dismiss counts disposition regard count sokol moved dismiss counts plea accepted judgment thereon hughes correct tax evasion five ten hughes yes honor maximum penalty five years mccarthy lawyer tells want enter plea guilty second count indictment true defendant mccarthy yes honor understand plea guilty second count indictment waiving right jury trial defendant mccarthy yes honor understand plea guilty may incarcerated term exceed five years defendant mccarthy yes honor understand may fined amount excess defendant mccarthy yes honor knowing still persist plea guilty defendant mccarthy yes honor record show defendant advised consequences plea count indictment persists plea plea accepted finding guilty manner form charged count indictment judgment finding regard counts hughes honor government move dismiss also request ask whether promises threats made sokol promises threats going ask defendant promises made entering plea guilty defendant mccarthy honor anybody threatened enter plea guilty something happen defendant mccarthy beg pardon anybody threatened enter plea guilty defendant mccarthy right volition honor right enter investigation order continue matter day september bond may stand appendix opinion sokol petitioner counsel please apart wrecking physical health attended number problems relate drinking case man experienced kind punishment almost categorical listing flees actually use word advisedly flees consequence punishment additional consequence sad thing age man able rear help wife fine family leave legacy submit needs deterrent imagine man apart conventional contrition actively sought help order overcome become serious physical psychological problem spoke sanculius probation officer knew given reference fact attestations facts supported facts serious psychological problem respect tax case never took one single step delude investigating officer start counsel matter extended words open answered questions readily yes books shape made difficult opinion inadvertent sokol man neglectful adopts kind devious way secreting government one thing mindful kind indicia fraud man pattern neglect something like sloppy respect gross gross unaccountable speak direct relationship consequences taxation like point connection investigation commenced zeroed properly disclosure made first case blue cross check matter depositing second account actually absolutely nothing whatever government time deeply involved protracted drinking situation hospital several weeks family order avoid matter really needing somebody lead around nose said wife said put jurisdiction brother indication supposed deposit disposition assets feel look oppressed sense going people become particular case history years kind situation one perhaps guess without going freudian terms oppressed order free nothing government order free felt trap situation age treated like little boy put different bank account never disposition deprive due never acted actually call normal consequence interview man even indicates like little boy consequence lying says oh yes sokol act contemplation avoiding taxation natural consequence best described gross neglect criminal neglect please good conscience recommended go plea feel neglect become criminal reaches certain stage part elaborate scheme devious course conduct acting contemplation tax return took place series four years counsel sokol honor real problem related matter avoiding accountability government matter spending money well sure government stepped lasted period eight years sokol already done apart fact sought help respect drinking apart fact sought help respect psychiatric problem apart fact already speak contained addition seek help abraham angram associate counsel case guiding right path want point occurred fait accompli footnotes defense counsel account petitioner personal problems period allegedly evaded income taxes quoted appendix fed rule crim proc ibid provisions added amendment rule amendment became effective july italicized next page following quotation rule 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 defendant refuses plead refuses accept plea guilty defendant corporation fails appear shall enter plea guilty shall enter judgment upon plea guilty unless satisfied factual basis plea cir advisory committee suggests three methods determining factual basis exists guilty plea inquiring defendant inquiring prosecutor examining presentence report fed rule crim proc notes advisory committee criminal rules approximately convictions obtained district courts pursuant plea guilty substantial equivalent plea nolo contendere director administrative office courts ann see nn infra government agrees appeals record september sentencing hearing demonstrates district judge satisfied examining presentence report factual basis plea however government concession oral argument judge inquire whether petitioner understood nature charge holding noncompliance rule reversible error need consider government contention record adequately supports appeals conclusion district judge satisfied factual basis plea see waddy heer cir see machibroda von moltke gillies waley johnston see stephens cir cert denied rimanich cir kadwell cir orfield pleas federal criminal procedure notre dame law chief judge walter hoffman district eastern district virginia stated multitude questions presented arraignment plea rules furnish frequent basis attack popular remedy available federal prisoners hoffman next federal criminal rules lee rev see fed rule crim proc notes advisory committee criminal rules ibid see orfield criminal procedure federal rules enker perspectives plea bargaining president law enforcement administration justice task force report courts appendix note guilty plea bargaining compromises prosecutors secure guilty pleas rev see supra see newman conviction determination guilt innocence without trial aba project minimum standards criminal justice standards relating pleas guilty commentary tent draft fed rule crim proc notes advisory committee criminal rules ibid nature inquiry required rule must necessarily vary case case therefore establish general guidelines expressed rule discussion facts particular case suggests however charge encompasses lesser included offenses personally addressing defendant understanding essential elements charge pleads guilty seem necessary prerequisite determination understands meaning charge inquiries atters reality mere ritual controlling kennedy cir two separate panels applied heiden retroactively without discussion geter freeman subsequent en banc decision ninth circuit held apply heiden cases guilty plea accepted date heiden decided castro cir kennedy cir halliday cir least respect rule stephens cir cert denied brokaw cir cert denied least defendant raises factual issues voluntariness del piano cir cert denied lane cir kincaid cir bartlett cir see moore federal practice ed see pate cir sansone willfully filing fraudulent false return misdemeanor internal revenue code willfully failing pay taxes misdemeanor code close interrelationship two offenses felony petitioner convicted explained detail sansone justice black concurring concur though without doubt reversal judgment conviction case rule federal rules criminal procedure requires trial judge personally address defendant pleads guilty order ascertain understands nature crime pleaded guilty case trial judge personally address defendant seems accepted statement defendant lawyer advised petitioner consequences plea guilty base concurrence judgment upon supervisory power however exclusively failure judge first address defendant personally required rule