Haas
United States of America v. David Williams Haas
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Background 23 On June 9, 2020, Defendant Haas pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement to the 24 offense of conspiracy to commit bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. ECF No. 37, 38. 25 In his plea agreement, Defendant admitted to receiving, soliciting, and accepting a stream 26 of benefits from Glen Defense Marine Asia (“GDMA”), a marine vessel “husbanding” 27 corporation owned by Leonard Glenn Francis. ECF No. 38 at 4, 6. Defendant admitted 28 that the value of the items he received from GDMA was at least approximately $90,968.82. Id. at 8. The factual basis set forth in the plea agreement detailed Defendant’s participation in the offense in 22 paragraphs spanning 6 pages. Id. at 3-8. In his plea agreement, Defendant represented that his guilty plea was knowing and voluntary, that he discussed its terms with counsel and “fully understands its meaning and effect,” and that he was satisfied with his counsel’s representation. Id. at 10, 17-18. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Defendant agreed to waive all rights to appeal and collateral attack, “except a post-conviction collateral attacked based on a claim of ineffective assistance of…