Legal Opinion
United States v. Alberto Monzon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 7, 2005No. 03-30497PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge.
Alberto Monzon appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Monzon contends that the district court accepted his guilty plea in violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and that the error affected his substantial rights. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we reverse.
BACKGROUND
In November 2001, law enforcement officers began investigating a drug trafficking organization led by Juan Godinez-Vasquez. Through a court-authorized wiretap, officers…
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