Legal Opinion
Vasquez-Ramirez v. United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2006No. 04-75715PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
We consider whether a district judge may reject a guilty plea that satisfies all of the requirements of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(b).
Facts
Alvaro Vasquez-Ramirez was deported from the United States after having been convicted of an aggravated felony. He then reentered the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (“Reentry of removed aliens”), a crime carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2). As is the practice in the Southern District of California, the government offered Vasquez a “fast-track” disposition: If Vasquez agreed to…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re MorganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
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