Legal Opinion
United States v. De Alba Pagan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 26, 1994No. 93-2018PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
On March 22, 1993, defendant-appellant Hector De Alba Pagan pled guilty to five counts of an indictment charging him, and twenty-three other persons, with various drug-trafficking offenses. On August 5, 1993, the district court, after first denying defendant’s pro se motion to withdraw his earlier plea, 1 sentenced him to a lengthy prison term. This appeal followed.
Defendant makes several points. Distilled, these points reduce to three broad issues. We address those issues seriatim.
I
Plea Withdrawal
Defendant contends that the district court erred in refusing to allow him…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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