Legal Opinion
United States v. Pimentel
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 21, 2008No. 07-1512PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Pedro Pimentel was indicted on six counts of conspiracy to import with the intent to distribute drugs into the United States. He pled guilty on five counts, and he was sentenced to a total of 180 months’ imprisonment. Pimentel argues that the district court erred in accepting his plea because there was no factual basis for it. He also argues that the district court erred by not properly instructing him as to Count Five. After careful consideration, we affirm Pimentel’s conviction and the district court’s judgment.
I. Background
Pimentel, a citizen of the Dominican…
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