Freddie Galan v. United States
Whether Mr. Galan's guilty plea to facts which do not constitute a conspiracy offense as a matter of law is an invalid and unintelligent guilty plea which violates the Due Process Clause.
Whether the district court's acceptance of Mr. Galan's guilty plea to facts which do not constitute a conspiracy offense as a matter of law is a fundamental constitutional or structural error that requires automatic reversal.
Whether the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in not vacating Mr. Galan's guilty plea on the basis that: (1) the district court erred in accepting a factual basis that does not establish that Mr. Galan committed a conspiracy offense as a matter of law in violation of Rule 11; (2) his guilty plea was not made on a voluntary or knowing basis; and (3) he received ineffective assistance of counsel.
Whether Mr. Galan's guilty plea to facts which do not constitute a conspiracy offense as a matter of law is an invalid and unintelligent guilty plea which violates the Due Process Clause