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Title: Benitez v. United States
Author : United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit
Release Date : January 09, 2008
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 62 KB

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Alberto Rodriguez Benitez pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute more than 100 grams of marijuana and one count of conspiracy to launder money. He was subsequently sentenced to two concurrent terms of 120 months of imprisonment, four years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine, and a $200 special assessment. Benitez did not pursue a direct appeal. He did, however, file a motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Â§ 2255. Benitez raised five grounds for relief, all of which related to his counsels performance at sentencing and to the sentence itself. One of the claims raised by Benitez was that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel during the sentencing hearing.