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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