Legal Opinion
United States v. Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 30, 2000No. 99-50011PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Viterbo Hernandez, Jr. (“Hernandez”) appeals the district court’s denial of his federal habeas petition. In his petition, Hernandez argued, among other things, that the district court’s failure to warn him that his federal term of imprisonment would run consecutive to his anticipated state sentence rendered his federal guilty plea involuntary. We granted Hernandez a certifícate of appealability as to that issue only. Finding no error, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On November 9, 1993, while in the custody of the State of Texas awaiting trial on charges of distribution of marijuana, Hernandez…
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