U.S. v. MARTINEZ-CRUZ

No. 98-3903.

186 F.3d 1102 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Gustavo MARTINEZ-CRUZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula B. Hutchinson, Lincoln, Nebraska, for Appellant.

William W. Mickle, III, Omaha, Nebraska, for Appellee.

Before HANSEN and MAGILL, Circuit Judges, and JONES, District Judge.


MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Gustavo Martinez-Cruz pleaded guilty to reentering the United States illegally as an alien after being deported, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing that his guilty plea is constitutionally infirm and that his counsel provided ineffective assistance. We affirm.

I.

Martinez-Cruz was arrested on March 20, 1998, in a friend's car outside a Nebraska motel shortly after Martinez...

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