United States v. John Bradford Bond

John Bradford Bond pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) and 846, and was sentenced to 210 months imprisonment. On appeal Bond challenges the voluntariness of his guilty plea and a sentence enhancement for his role in the offense under U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(a). We reject his arguments and affirm.

Bond argues that his plea was involuntary because at the plea hearing his counsel estimated that Bond would be subject to a guidelines sentencing range of 121 to 151 months. His argument is without merit. A defense counsel’s erroneous estimate of a…