United States v. Mendoza

MEMORANDUM *

Defendant-Appellant Isaías Mendoza (“Mendoza”) pleaded guilty to violating 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), or illegal re-entry after deportation. He later sought to withdraw his plea, alleging that ineffective assistance of counsel led him to plead guilty. The district court denied the motion and Mendoza appealed. Because we find no abuse of discretion on the part of the district court, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

The parties are familiar with the factual and procedural background of this case, so we recount it only as necessary to explain our reasoning. Mendoza entered his guilty plea with a court…