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S in c e C a m p o s d id n o t r a is e h is R u le 1 1 a r g u m e n ts b e lo w , w e r e v ie w th e m f o rp la in e rr o r . See U

ni ted Stat es v. D om i ng uez B eni tez , 5 4 2 U .S . 7 4 , 8 3 ( 2 0 0 4 ) . T he di stri ctcourtpl ay ed no rol e i n n egot i at i ng the t erm s of the pl ea a g r e e m e n t a n d d id n o t p r e s s u r e o ra d v is e C a m p o s to ta k e th e g o v e rn m e n t’s o f f e r . Se e U ni te d State s v . C ol l i ns , 6 8 4 F .3 d 8 7 3 , 8 8 3 n .2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 2 ) . T h e r e f o r e , it d id n o t c o m m it e rr o ru n d e rR u le 1 1 ( c ) . B e c aus e the r e c or d doe s nots how tha tC a m pos bor e ora c t i ve l y e m pl oy e d a f i r e a rm i n r e l a t i on t o pos s e s s i ng m e tha m phe t a m i ne w i th i nt e ntt o di s tr i but e , the d i stri ctco u rtaccep t ed C am p o s’ s p l ea w i th o u ta factu al b asi s fo r “ u se” o r “ carry” liab ility u n d e r1 8 U .S .C . § 9 2 4 ( c ) ( 1 ) a n d th e r e f o r e e rr e d u n d e rR u le 1 1 ( b ) ( 3 ) . See U n i ted S ta tes v. G u ess , 2 0 3 F .3 d 1 1 4 3 , 1 1 4 7 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) . T he di s tr i c tc ourti na c c ur a t e l y i nf orm e d C a m pos tha ts i m pl y ha vi ng a f ir e a rm in o n e ’s h o u s e s u f f ic e d f o r§ 9 2 4 ( c ) ( 1 ) liab ility a s a lle g e d . C f. id. B ecau se C a m p o s p l e a d e d g u i l ty o n th a tc o u n ti m m e d i a t e l y a f t e rb e i n g s o i n f

o rm e d , we c onc l ude tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourta l s o e rr e d unde rR ul e 11( b) ( 1) by a c c e pt i ng C a m pos ’ s pl e aw i thoute ns ur i ng tha the unde r s t ood the na tur e of the § 924( c ) ( 1) c h a r g e a g a in s t h im . D u r in g th e c h a n g e o f

p le ac o llo q u y a n d a t s e n te n c in g , C a m p o s r e p e a te d ly e xpr e s s e d c onf

us i on a s t o w hy hi s c onduc tc oul d s upporta§ 924( c ) ( 1) c onvi c t i on,3

thus c r e a t i ng a“ r e a s onabl e pr obabi l i ty tha t , butf orthe e rr or [ s ] , he w oul d notha ve ent er ed the pl ea . ” D om i ng uez B eni tez , 5 4 2 U .S . a t 8 3 . W e v a c a te C a m p o s ’s ju d g m e n t o f c o n v ic tio n o n th e § 9 2 4 ( c ) ( 1 ) c o u n t o n ly a n d r e m a n d f

o rf u rth e rp r o c e e d in g s . Se e U ni te d State s v . Monz on , 429 F . 3d 1268, 1 2 7 4 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) . AF F I RME D I N P AR T , V AC AT E D A ND RE MAND E D I N P AR T .