United States Sixth Circuit

Sufficient factual basis for a guilty plea must exist at sentencing, when judgment was entered, not at the guilty plea hearing, and such basis did exist at sentencing; sentence enhancement was proper based on defendant's "leader or organizer" status.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/19/2002
• Decided 05/30/2002
• Published 05/30/2002

Judges

• Before SILER and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  HEYBURN, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas L. Parker (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Sarah C. Zearfoss (argued and briefed), Ann Arbor, MI, for Defendant-Appellant.