United States First Circuit

Court properly advised defendant of the nature and consequences of his guilty plea, where the indictment was explained in lay terms, defendant was asked to describe his involvement, and the offense charged and possible sentence were described; the mere possibility of defense counsel's conflict of interest will not impugn a criminal conviction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/04/2002
• Published 06/04/2002

Judges

• LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Zygmunt G. Slominski for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, were on brief for appellee.