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United States v. Gustavo Martinez-Cruz

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 17, 1999No. 98-3903PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Gustavo Martinez-Cruz pleaded guilty to reentering the United States illegally as an alien after being deported, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing that his guilty plea is constitutionally infirm and that his counsel provided ineffective assistance. We affirm.

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Martinez-Cruz was arrested on March 20, 1998, in a friend’s car outside a Nebraska motel shortly after Martinez-Cruz’s friend, who was in one of the motel rooms, delivered a large quantity of methamphetamine to undercover police officers. After the transaction was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Parke v. RaleySupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. United States v. Reed Raymond PriorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Robert Dale GrayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Frederick E. Scott, United States of America v. Joe J. RichardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. United States v. Steven Curtis McIntoshCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. Heriberto Gonzales, Iowa Civil Liberties Union, Amicus on Behalf OfCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  3. SANCHEZ-MARTINEZ v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2011
  4. United States v. Mark Backer, United States of America v. Mark BackerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. Robert A. Holman, Also Known as Birna ShawCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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