Bulmaro Contreras-Figueroa, aka Israel Contreras v. United States
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Is the Fifth Amendment right to a grand jury violated when a defendant is sentenced for a conspiracy offense that exceeds the maximum penalty for the charged conspiracy offense?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Is the Fifth Amendment right to 3 grand jury violated when a defendant enters a guilty plea to an indictment that alleges a conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, the factual allegations specific to a general conspiracy offense under 18 U.S.C. § 371, but the district court sentences the defendant for a conspiracy to violate subchapter 1 of the Controlled Substance Act under 21 U.S.C. § 846, and such sentence exceeds the five-year maximum penalty for a general conspiracy offense under § 371? i