United States v. Carpenter

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Robert L. Carpenter, appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the district court on June 7, 2000, following Defendant’s guilty plea conviction to one count of carjacking murder in violation 18 U.S.C. §§ 2119 & 2; one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(12)(a)(ii); and one count of killing a potential federal witness in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a). On appeal, Defendant challenges the voluntariness of his plea; claims that the district court erred in…