Legal Opinion
United States v. Velez-Carrero
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 3, 1998No. 97-1410PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Moises Yelez Carrero comes before us for the second time. See United States v. Velez Carrero, 77 F.3d 11 (1st Cir.1996) (Velez I). On this occasion, he remarks the district court’s refusal to set aside his guilty plea and invites us to reverse its order. Because “[hjaving one’s cake and eating it, too, is not in fashion in this circuit,” United States v. Tierney, 760 F.2d 382, 388 (1st Cir.1985), we decline the invitation.
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A grand jury indicted the appellant in 1994 in connection with a conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. He entered into a…
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