United States v. A. Carillo-Guzman

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 99-3965 ___________

United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the District v. * of Nebraska. * Adrian Carillo-Guzman, also known * [UNPUBLISHED] as Wesley Unknown, * * Appellant. * ___________

Submitted: December 15, 2000

Filed: December 20, 2000 ___________

Before BEAM, FAGG, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

In this direct criminal appeal, Adrian Carillo-Guzman seeks to withdraw his guilty plea to a drug conspiracy charge, arguing the district court did not inquire expressly whether he understood the Spanish translation of his change-of-plea proceeding. Given Carillo-Guzman's answers to the questions contained in his petition to plead guilty and posed at the change-of-plea hearing, as well as the availability of a Spanish interpreter before the hearing and the presence of two interpreters at the hearing, we are confidant Carillo-Guzman understood the proceeding. See United States v. Martinez-Cruz, 186 F.3d 1102, 1104-05 (8th Cir. 1999).

Accordingly, we affirm.

A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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