Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Payton, Also Known as Cheese
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1999No. 98-2497PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, Circuit J.
After Richard Payton pled guilty to conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than 1.5 kilograms of crack cocaine, he moved to withdraw his plea. The district court 1 denied the motion and sentenced Payton to 360 months. Payton contends on appeal that the court erred in not permitting him to withdraw his guilty plea. We affirm.
Payton was indicted for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), 21 U.S.C. § 846, and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Payton pled guilty under a plea agreement which provided that…
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