United States v. Martinez-Vega

Defendant pled guilty to one count of conspiring with others to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine within a public housing project and within 1,000 feet of a public school, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A), 846, and 860, and was sentenced to 240 months’ imprisonment, near the bottom of the guideline range as computed by the district court.

On appeal, defendant argues, first, that he was not adequately informed of the consequences of his guilty plea, particularly the maximum penalty for the offense to which he pled guilty. It is true that the…