United States v. Chambers, No. 11-2399 (1st Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant entered a plea of guilty to distributing cocaine base pursuant to a binding plea agreement. More than seven months later, Defendant filed a motion to vacate his guilty plea, which the district court denied. The court subsequently sentenced Defendant to serve ninety months in prison. Defendant appealed, arguing that his plea was neither voluntary nor knowing because he did not realize at the time he entered it that the sentencing guidelines were merely advisory. The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the district court did not err in denying Defendant's motion to vacate his guilty plea, as (1) the proffered reason for revoking the plea was implausible; and (2) the waiver of appeal provision contained in the plea agreement was valid, and enforcement of the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice.
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