Legal Opinion
United States v. Rivera-Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 1, 2010No. 08-2142PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Appellant José E. Rivera-Gonzalez pled guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine in a Goamo, Puerto Rico, housing project. Having three times moved unsuccessfully to withdraw his plea, he now challenges his conviction and sentence, contending that: (1) his plea was not knowing and voluntary because he relied on a contradictory and ambiguous plea agreement; (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to identify and inform him of the plea agreement’s inconsistencies; (3) the district court erred in concluding that Rivera-Gonzalez was on…
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