Miguel Figueroa v. United States
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Whether a defendant's statement during a plea colloquy admitting conduct that could serve as a predicate for a conviction for use of a gun under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) suffices to establish the predicate where the defendant was not convicted of the predicate and his guilty plea to the gun charge did not itself acknowledge that the plea was predicated on that conduct.
Whether a defendant's statement during a plea colloquy admitting conduct that could serve as a predicate for a conviction for use of a gun under 18 U.S.C. §924(c) suffices to establish the predicate where the defendant was not convicted of the predicate and his guilty plea to the gun charge did not itself acknowledge that the plea was predicated on that conduct