Legal Opinion
United States v. Dante Dixon
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 9, 2002No. 01-3845, 01-3846PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
The primary issue in this appeal is whether the District Court committed plain error in accepting defendant Dante Dixon’s guilty plea by overstating to Dixon, by 30 years, the statutory maximum sentence he faced. Dixon contends that had he known the correct maximum sentence he faced, he might have chosen to plead not guilty and take his chances at trial. He therefore urges us to vacate his sentence so that he may withdraw his guilty plea and his case may be restored to its pre-guilty plea posture. Because Dixon has faded to demonstrate that he was…
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