United States v. Aaron Scott Hare

Aaron Hare appeals the district court’s 1 judgment entered after he pleaded guilty to distributing 104.3 grams of a substance containing 52.1 grams of actual methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). We affirm.

The plea agreement and sentencing stipulations provided that the offense in question was punishable by a statutory term of 10 years to life imprisonment, and that Hare faced a Guidelines imprisonment range of 120-135 months. At the change-of-plea hearing, the district court questioned Hare in conformity with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11, and Hare…