Legal Opinion
United States v. Pedro Martinez, Iii, A/K/A Pete
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 1, 1999No. 98-1792PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Before us is Pedro Martinez, Ill’s direct appeal from the district court’s denial of his ineffective assistance of counsel claim and motion to withdraw his guilty plea. He also appeals the courts refusal to grant him a two-level sentence decrease for accepting responsibility for his crime and its imposition of a two-level increase for obstruction of justice under the Sentencing Guidelines. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the district court’s decisions.
FACTS
Although this case’s procedural history is intricate, the underlying facts of the charged offense are…
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