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U.S. v. PIMENTEL

No. 07-1512.

539 F.3d 26 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Pedro PIMENTEL, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis A. Guzmán-Dupont, for appellant.

Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

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...

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