United States v. Mario Valencia

Mario Efren Quijada Valencia (Quijada) appeals from the final judgment entered in the District Court 1 for the Southern District of Iowa upon his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The district court sentenced appellant to 228 months imprisonment and 5 years supervised release. For reversal, appellant argues the district court abused its discretion in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

Prior to sentencing, Quijada filed a motion to withdraw his…