United States v. Ronald Dean Dust

94 F.3d 653 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald Dean DUST, Defendant-Appellant. No. 96-30080. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 5, 1996. * Decided Aug. 9, 1996. Before: WRIGHT, BEEZER and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ronald Dean Dust appeals his conviction for abusive sexual contact with a child under the age of twelve, entered upon his plea of guilty. Dust contends that his plea should be set aside because the district court failed to inform him in open court of the nature of the charges, as required by Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(c)(1). We agree. Accordingly, we vacate Dust's plea and conviction and remand to the district court to allow him to plead anew. 3 * We review de novo whether the district court's colloquy with Dust satisfies the requirements of Rule 11(c)(1). United States v. Bruce, 976 F.2d 552, 559 (9th Cir.1992). In judging compliance, we are confined to…