Legal Opinion

United States v. Chapa

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 26, 2010No. 09-3285PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPRINGMANN, District Judge.

This is a direct appeal from a criminal conviction in the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, following the entry of a guilty plea by the Appellant, Jacinto Chapa, on April 24, 2009. Chapa pled guilty and was convicted on one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 1,000 or more kilograms of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. The Defendant asks this Court to vacate his conviction and remand this case to the District Court for trial because his guilty plea was invalid. Because we conclude that the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. MezzanattoSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Shawn Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. Marvis H. BownesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Marcia G. WoolleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. SuraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by39 opinions

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