Whether a formal motion to withdraw a guilty plea is required to invoke the protections of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(d)(1)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a formal motion to withdraw a guilty plea is required to invoke the protections of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(d)(1), which provides an absolute right to withdraw a pre-acceptance guilty plea. No. In the Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 2018 ABEL DE LEON, Petitioner, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner, Abel De Leon asks that a writ of certiorari issue to review the opinion and judgment entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on February 12, 2019.