United States v. Raymond Camacho

MEMORANDUM

Raymond Camacho pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance after he was arrested driving a car with over 50 grams of methamphetamine hidden in the car. In exchange for pleading guilty, the remaining charges in his indictment were dismissed, and he waived his right to appeal the sentence imposed. ■ Camacho subsequently filed a motion to dismiss his counsel, which the district court granted, and to withdraw his plea agreement, which the district court denied. The district court sentenced Camacho to thirty years in prison. Camacho appeals, arguing that he is innocent of the charge, and that intimidation and misrepresentations of the law by his attorney rendered his guilty plea invalid. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.

The “circumstances surrounding the signing and entry of [Camacho’s] plea agreement” indicate that Camacho knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal the denial of his motion withdrawing his guilty plea. United States v. Anglin, 215 F.3d 1064, 1066 (9th Cir.2000); United States v. Rahman, 642 F.3d 1257, 1259 (9th Cir.2011). Camacho’s statements made “during a guilty plea hearing carry…