United States v. De La Paz
United States v. De La Paz
Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the decision of said District Court be and it hereby is AFFIRMED.
Defendantr-Appellant Raul Romero Bul-ton appeals from a judgment of conviction of the district court, following a guilty plea, in which Bulton was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, crack, and heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, illegal reentry after deportation subsequent to a conviction for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and 1326(b)(2), and knowingly making a false material declaration while under oath in a proceeding before a court of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623, and sentenced principally to 108 months’ imprisonment.
“A defendant who pleads guilty unconditionally while represented by counsel may not assert independent claims relating to events occurring prior to the entry of the guilty plea.” United States v. Coffin, 76 F.3d 494, 498 (2d Cir. 1996). Because Bul-ton does not challenge his guilty plea, his argument is foreclosed. We therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.
For the reasons set forth above, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- United States v. Domingo DE LA PAZ, also known as Franklin, also known as Frank Steak, also known as Francisco Perez Rafael Caba, also known as Chino Jose Martinez, also known as Maltire, Raul Romero BULTON
- Status
- Published