Legal Opinion
United States v. Ríos-Hernández
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 2, 2011No. 09-2545PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Alvin Ríos-Hernández entered into a plea agreement with the government and pled guilty to one count of taking, by force and “with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm ... a motor vehicle that has been transported, shipped, or received in interstate or foreign commerce” in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119. He now challenges (1) the validity of the waiver-of-appeal provision in the plea agreement, and (2) the enhanced sentence he received because he was designated as a career offender. Although we do not consider the appeal foreclosed by the…
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