United States v. Díaz-Rodríguez

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Fernando Diaz-Rodriguez (“Diaz”) pled guilty to aiding and abetting others in the possession of a firearm that was discharged during a robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(iii) and 2. On appeal, Diaz argues that his sentence should be vacated for lack of a factual basis to support his guilty plea. After careful review, we affirm the district court’s sentence.

Background1

The facts of this case are largely undisputed. On September 1, 2010, two employees of the Ranger American Armored Services were driving an armored truck on their normal delivery…