United States v. Daniel Muratella

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge. ■

Daniel C, Muratella appeals the decision of the district court 1 overruling his objection to the Government’s filing of an information pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § .851, arguing that this filing constituted vindictive prosecution. Because we conclude that this claim is foreclosed by Muratella’s unconditional guilty plea, we affirm.

I

In November 2014, a grand jury returned an indictment charging Muratella with one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On April 20, 2015, the Government e-mailed Muratella’s attorney a…