U.S. v. SANTIAGO MIRANDA

No. 09-2276.

654 F.3d 130 (2011)

United States of America, Appellee, v. Omar R. SANTIAGO MIRANDA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael F. Castro Lang for appellant.

Idalia Mestey-Borges , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, and Nelson J. Pérez-Sosa , Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, LEVAL, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

After pleading guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute significant amounts of cocaine, crack, and marijuana, Omar Santiago Miranda (Santiago) moved to withdraw his plea. He argued that his plea was involuntary due to his excessive consumption of prescription drugs, lack of sleep, familial coercion, and a history of bipolar disorder. The district court denied the motion and sentenced Santiago to 380 months in prison.

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