Legal Opinion
United States v. Vazquez-Alomar
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 22, 2003No. 02-2303PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Constancy is a virtue, and he who vacillates often pays a price for his indecision. This sentencing appeal illustrates the point.
We extract the relevant facts from the plea agreement, the change-of-plea colloquy, the transcript of the disposition hearing, and the documents in the record. See United States v. Martinez-Vargas, 321 F.3d 245, 247 (1st Cir.2003); United States v. Dietz, 950 F.2d 50, 51 (1st Cir.1991).
Defendant-appellant Ivan Vazquez-Alo-mar has a history of trouble with the law. Pertinently, he pled guilty to federal drug trafficking and money laundering…
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