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
Question Presented For Review 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. 2 Parties in the Court Below The only parties in the court below were petitioner Miguel Figueroa and the United States of America as represented by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.