Legal Opinion
United States v. Hernandez-Wilson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 27, 1999No. 98-1212PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Robert Ali Hernandez-Wilson challenges the validity of his guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The record reveals that the guilty plea accepted by the district court was the product of confusion on the part of defense counsel, the prosecutor, and the court. Under these circumstances, we conclude that Hernandez reasonably misunderstood the consequences of his guilty plea. Therefore, we must vacate the conviction and sentence, set aside the guilty plea, and remand to the district court for further proceedings. See…
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