United States v. Jose Covian-Sandoval

OPINION

D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Jose Covian-Sandoval (“Covian”) appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted illegal entry under 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Covian contends that the district court’s plea colloquy was inadequate under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 (“Rule 11”), and that the district court’s enhancement of Covian’s sentence violated Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). Because we conclude that any such errors do not warrant relief under the plain error standard of review, we affirm.

I

On February 3, 2005, Covian was indicted for…