Jesus Ramirez Sanchez v. United States

This is an appeal from the denial of petitioner’s motion to vacate sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The challenged sentence was imposed after Sanchez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846, to possession of a firearm during commission of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(2), and to failing to appear before the court as required in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3150. At the time Sanchez was arrested for the drug and weapons offenses he was on parole from a previous federal sentence for a narcotics offense.

Sanchez first claims…