Legal Opinion
United States v. Cecilio F. McDonald
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 20, 1997No. 96-1534PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this proceeding, defendant-appellant Cecilio F. McDonald asks in the alternative (1) that we vacate his guilty plea because the district court failed to advise him of the applicable mandatory minimum sentence during the plea colloquy, or (2) that we set aside his sentence due to an alleged error in the calculation of his adjusted offense level. Taking second things first, we find no computational error. And while McDonald’s first point is well-taken — we agree that the district court erred in failing to apprise the appellant of the mandatory minimum sentence, see…
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