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' FPDO0FPDO .   $Ž*+s ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ d&ÿÿ0 d döÿ  d&õÿP d dÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑаÑÑÀ°ÑÔ€X«ÑXXXÔÓ  Óò òÑ  ÑTHE€UNITED€STATES€DISTRICT€COURTÐ À ÐÓfÓà@¶ ¶ ìàFOR€THE€DISTRICT€OF€PUERTO€RICOó óˆÐ ¬ì ÐÌßA€–)6ø–dE6øAßÌUNITED€STATES€OF€AMERICA,à h àà À àÐ p° Ðà  àPlaintiff,Ð \œ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌÖ€ ÿÿÖà  àà ` àv.à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCRIMINAL€NO.€00„000Ð 4 t ÐÌDEFENDANTÐ  L  Ðà  àDefendant.Ð ø 8  ÐÌßA€))’"Œ dE’"Œ AßÌÑ = ÑÌò òÓ  ÓREQUEST€TO€WITHDRAW€PLEA€OF€GUILTY€€Ð ¨è  ÐÓJÓó óÌTO€THE€HONORABLE€SALVADOR€Ô_ÔCASELLASÔ_ÔÐ €À ÐUNITED€STATES€DISTRICT€JUDGEÐ l¬ ÐFOR€THE€DISTRICT€OF€PUERTO€RICOÐ X˜ ÐÌÓÓÓ  Óà  àCOMES€NOW€defendant,€the€defendant€herein,€represented€by€the€Federal€Public€DefenderÐ 0p Ðfor€the€District€of€Puerto€Rico,€and€before€this€Honorable€Court€respectfully€prays€and€alleges:Ð H Ðà@¯¯#ìàI.€IntroductionˆÐ à  Ðà  à1.€On€December€14,€1999,€Defendant€was€indicted€of€possession€with€intent€to€distribute€andÐ ¸ø Ðconspiracy€to€commit€the€same.€The€Federal€Public€Defender€was€appointed€as€his€counsel€onÐ Ð ÐDecember€16,€1999.Ð h¨ Ðà  à2.€On€May€18,€2000,€Mr.€Defendant€pled€Guilty,€in€a€straight€plea,€to€the€charges€presentedÐ @!€  Ðby€the€Government.Ð #X" Ðà  à3.€The€Sentencing€Hearing€in€this€case€is€currently€scheduled€for€October€19òòóó,€2000.Ð ð$0!$ Ðà  à4.€At€the€time€the€defendant€pled€Guilty,€he€was€under€the€impression,€and€so€was€theÐ È&#& ÐGovernment,€that€Mr.€Defendant€qualified€for€a€sentence€below€the€mandatory€minimum,€under€theÐ  (à$( Ðâ âprovisions€of€18€U.S.C.€3553,€also€know€and€hereafter€referred€to€as€the€ð ðsafety€valveðð.Ð x*¸&*= ÐÔ_Ôà  à5.€It€is€upon€the€receipt€of€the€Ô_ÔPresentenceÔ_Ô€that€the€parties€have€come€into€the€knowledge€thatÐ Ô Ðhe€would€not€qualify€for€the€provision€of€the€safety€valve,€since€he€according€to€the€same€heÐ ¬Ø Ðpossesses€more€than€1€criminal€history€point.Ð „ ° Ðâ âà  à6.€As€will€be€more€fully€discussed€below,€the€plea€of€guilty€was€entered€under€falseÐ \ ˆ Ðimpressions,€and€the€defendant€did€not€understand€the€consequences€of€the€same.€This€violates€oneÐ 4` Ðof€the€ð ðcore€concernsðð€of€Rule€11€colloquy,€as€established€in€òòUnited€States€v.€Medina-Ô_ÔSilverioóóÔ_Ô,€30Ð  8  ÐF.3d€1,€3€(1st€Cir.1994)€,€and€requires€that€the€plea€be€set€aside.Ð ä  Ðà  à7.€Therefore,€under€Rule€32(e)€of€the€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure,€defendant€Ô_ÔDefendantÔ_ÔÐ ¼è  Ðrequests€this€Honorable€Court€to€allow€it€to€withdraw€his€plea€of€Guilty.Ð ”À Ðà@èè$ìàII.€ArgumentˆÐ l˜ Ðà  à8.€After€Mr.€Defendant€was€indicted,€conversations€were€held€with€the€United€StatesÐ Dp Ðpertaining€to€plea€negotiations.Ð H Ðà  à9.€At€all€times€during€the€negotiations€the€United€States€and€the€defense€believed€that€Mr.Ð ô  ÐDefendant€has€a€no€criminal€history€points.€This€negotiations€considered€that€Mr.€Defendant€couldÐ Ìø Ðbe€sentenced€below€the€statutory€minimum€of€60€months.Ð ¤ Ð Ðà  à10.€Eventually€the€defendant€entered€a€straight€plea,€which€by€itself€does€not€preclude€safetyÐ |"¨ Ðvalve€considerations.Ð T$€  Ðà  à11.€On€September€14,€2000,€the€Ô_ÔPresentenceÔ_Ô€Report€was€received.€The€same,€at€page€3,€statesÐ ,&X" Ðthat€four€(4)€criminal€history€points€are€to€be€awarded€to€Mr.€Defendant,€based€upon€priorÐ (0!$ Ðadjudications€as€a€minor.€The€Report€does€not€even€specify€the€priors,€due€to€the€confidential€natureÐ Ü)#& Ðof€minors€records.Ð ´+à$( Ðà  à12.€It€is€at€this€time€that€Mr.€Defendant,€and€indeed€all€the€other€participants€in€the€case,Ð Œ-¸&* Ðbecame€aware€that€Mr.€Defendant€did€not€qualify€for€safety€valve€considerations.Ð d/(, Ðà  à13.€The€above€being€the€case,€the€defendant€entered€the€plea€without€clear€and€completeÐ Ô Ðknowledge€of€the€consequences€of€the€same,€since€at€the€time€of€the€change€of€plea€hearing€he,€andÐ ¬Ø Ðthe€Government,€believed€that€it€was€possible€to€sentence€him€below€the€statutory€minimum€if€heÐ „ ° Ðcomplied€with€the€safety€valve.Ð \ ˆ Ðà  à14.€The€First€Circuit€recently€considered€similar€situation€in€òòU.S.€vs€Hernandez€Wilsonóó,€186Ð 4` ÐF.€3d€1€(1€Cir.€1999).€The€pertinent€fact€of€that€case€were€extremely€similar€to€the€instant€one,€whichÐ  8  Ðis€to€say€where€the€defendant€acquired€the€knowledge€that€he€did€not€qualify€for€the€safety€valve€afterÐ ä  Ðthe€change€of€plea.€Due€to€itððs€pertinence€itððs€quoted€òòin€Ô_ÔextensoÔ_Ôóó.€After€a€brief€recital€of€the€proceduralÐ ¼è  Ðhistory,€starting€at€page3,€the€Court€stated:Ð ”À ÐÓÓà8  àà ` àð ðIn€fact,€as€discussed€more€fully€below,€at€the€time€of€the€Rule€11€hearingÐ l˜ ÐHernandez€was€ineligible€for€the€safety€valve.€In€order€to€qualify€for€sentencing€underÐ X„ Ðthe€safety€valve,€a€defendant€may€ð ðnot€have€more€than€1€criminal€history€pointðð€SeeÐ Dp Ð18€U.S.C.€3553(f)(1).€....€Therefore,€at€the€time€Hernandez€negotiated€his€plea€bargainÐ 0\ Ðwith€the€government€there€was€no€possibility€that€Hernandez€could€be€sentenced€toÐ H Ðanything€less€than€60€months,€the€statutory€mandatory€minimum€sentence€for€theÐ 4 Ðcrime€to€which€Hernandez€was€pleading€guilty.Ðô Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` à....Ð Ìø ÐÌà8  àà ` àRule€11€of€the€Federal€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure€governs€the€acceptanceÐ ¤ Ð Ðof€guilty€pleas€to€federal€criminal€violations.€Pursuant€to€Rule€11,€in€order€for€a€pleaÐ !¼ Ðof€guilty€to€constitute€a€valid€waiver€of€the€defendant's€right€to€trial,€guilty€pleas€mustÐ |"¨ Ðbe€knowing€and€voluntary:€"ò òRule€11€was€intended€to€ensure€that€a€defendant€whoÐ h#” Ðpleads€guilty€does€so€with€an€'understanding€of€the€nature€of€the€charge€and€theÐ X$„  Ðconsequences€of€his€plea.'ó ó€"€òòUnited€States€v.€Ô_ÔCotalÔ_Ô-Crespoóó,€47€F.3d€1,€4€(1stÐ D%p! ÐCir.1995)€(quoting€òòMcCarthy€v.€United€Statesóó,€394€U.S.€459,€467,€89€S.€Ct.€1166,€22Ð 4&`" ÐL.€Ed.2d€418€(1969)).€ò òA€breach€of€Rule€11€that€ð ðimplicates€one€of€the€rule's€'coreÐ  'L # Ðconcerns'€mandates€that€the€plea€be€set€aside.ðð€United€States€v.€Medina-Ô_ÔSilverioÔ_Ô,Ð (