United States v. Miguel Angel Morales-Sosa, Also Known as La Mueneca

Defendant-Appellant Miguel Morales-Sosa (“Sosa”) pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin. The district court sentenced Sosa to 135 months imprisonment.' Sosa appeals on the grounds that the district court failed to formally accept Sosa’s guilty plea and the plea agreement prior to sentencing as required by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(e)(3). We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Sosa was indicted and charged with committing various drug offenses. He subsequently pleaded guilty to one count of a superceding information charging him with conspiracy to…