Legal Opinion
United States v. Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 25, 2000No. 99-1179PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Geraldo Gonzalez appeals from the district court’s refusal to allow him to withdraw his plea before sentencing, and its failure to conduct an evi-dentiary hearing on the motion seeking such withdrawal. We affirm.
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Background
On April 10, 1997, Gonzalez, a national of Cuba who has resided in the United States since 1980, was indicted on three separate charges. Attorney Phillip Des-fosses was appointed to represent him. On August 4, 1997, represented by Des-fosses’s partner Harry Starbranch, Gonzalez pleaded guilty to two charges: mail fraud, in violation…
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