Is the quantity of drugs a defendant conspired to distribute as part of the factual basis of his Rule 11(f) plea?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Huerta, 106 F.3d 410 (9th Cir. 1997):
Huerta's argument is meritless. The quantity of drugs a defendant conspired to distribute is not an element of a violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a), 846. See United States v. Castaneda, 9 F.3d 761, 769 (9th Cir.1993). The district court, therefore, was not required to establish the quantity of cocaine and marijuana Huerta conspired to distribute as part of the factual basis of the plea under Rule 11(f).
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