Federal Circuits, 9th Cir. (December 30, 1977)
Docket number: 77-2247
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U.S. Code - Title 18: Crimes and Criminal Procedure - 18 USC 924 - Sec. 924. Penalties
US Code - Title 21: Food and Drugs - 21 USC 841 - Sec. 841. Prohibited acts A
U.S. Supreme Court - McCarthy v. United States, 394 U.S. 459 (1969)
Michael Pancer, San Diego, Cal., for appellant.
Harry D. Steward, U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.Barton C. Shella, III, Asst. U. S. Atty., on the brief, Terry J. Knoepp, U. S. Atty., San Diego, California, for respondent-appellee.Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.Before HUFSTEDLER, SNEED and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges.PER CURIAM:This is an appeal from the denial of petitioner's motion to vacate sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255. The challenged sentence was imposed after Sanchez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) & 846, to possession of a firearm during commission of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(2), and to failing to appear before the court as required in violation of 18 U.S.C. 3150. At the time Sanchez was arrested for the drug and weapons offenses he was on parole from a previous federal sentence for a narcotics offense.Sanchez first claims that the court below did not comply with rule 11(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure which requires the trial judge, before accepting a plea of guilty, to inform the defendant of the maximum penalties for the offenses charged. Petitioner's argument is that under rule 11 the court must advise a defendant who is on parole from a previous offense of the effect which a new sentence might have on his status as parolee. If petitioner is correct in his interpretation of rule 11, he is entitled to have his guilty plea set aside so that he may plead anew, even though it is clear that Sanchez actually knew of the potential consequences of a guilty plea with respect to his parole status. McCarthy v. United States, 394 U.S. 459, 89 S.Ct. 1166, 22 L.Ed.2d 418 (1969); Bunker v. Wise, 550 F.2d 1155 (9th Cir. 1977).We reject petitioner's interpretation of rule 11. Our cases make it clear that a defendant who wishes to plead guilty need not be advised of every possible consequence of his plea. He must be informed of all direct consequences, but need not necessarily be told of collateral consequences. Fruchtman v. Kenton, 531 F.2d 946, 948-49 (9th Cir.), cert. denied,Try vLex for FREE for 3 days
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