Legal Opinion
Torres-Chavez v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 2016No. 15-1353PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Per curiam
Alfonso Torres-Chavez was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment after a jury found him guilty of conspiring to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, id. § 841(a)(1), and using a cellular phone to facilitate the distribution conspiracy, id. § 843(b). After his conviction was affirmed on appeal, Torres-Chavez sought collateral relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Torres-Chavez claims that six months before trial, the government offered a plea agreement that provided for 10 years’ imprisonment — the statutory minimum for conspiring to distribute…
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