United States v. Martin Cazarez-Angulo

942 F.2d 794 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin CAZAREZ-ANGULO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50263. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 16, 1991. * Decided Aug. 28, 1991. 1 Before WILLIAM A. NORRIS and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge ** . 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 We review a trial court's refusal to allow the withdrawal of a guilty plea for abuse of discretion. United States v. Hoyos, 892 F.2d 1387, 1399 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 111 S.Ct. 80 (1990). Appellant cites two reasons for the withdrawal of his guilty plea: (1) that he was not informed of the U.S. Attorney's policy of allowing individuals arrested with less than 100 pounds of marijuana to plead guilty to a misdemeanor under 21 U.S.C. § 844 (a) and was not offered such a plea; and (2) that he did not understand the consequences of his plea because he did not speak English and had a limited…