Pedro Rodriguez v. United States

On his plea of guilty, specifically entered to each of three counts, of a narcotics law violation indictment, and his admission that he was a second offender, under the terms of the Boggs Act, 21 U.S.C.A. § 174, appellant received a general sentence of 12 years and $100 fine. Subsequently, on his own motion, the trial court called the appellant back before him and modified the sentence so as to read: five years on count 1, seven years on count 2 and seven years on count 3, with a fine of $100 on each of the three counts. The two seven year sentences were to run concurrently and consecutively…