Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rolando RODRIGUEZ-VALDOVINOS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-02-08
Citations: 364 F. App'x 314
Docket Number: No. 08-3802
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rolando RODRIGUEZ-VALDOVINOS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 364
Pages: 314–314

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rolando RODRIGUEZ-VALDOVINOS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-3802.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: June 12, 2009.
Filed: Feb. 8, 2010.
Clifford R. Cronk, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Davenport, IA, Richard E. Rothrock, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Susan Renee Stockdale, Des Moines, IA, Defendant-Appellant.
Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Rolando Rodriguez-Valdovinos was charged in separate indictments with one count of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 841(b)(1)(A), and one count of being an illegal alien found in the United States without consent after being deported in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). He entered a guilty plea to the conspiracy charge in exchange for dismissal of the immigration indictment, and he was sentenced to the mandatory minimum of 240 months' imprisonment. Rodriguez-Valdovinos appeals.
Our review of the record indicates that Rodriguez-Valdovinos's appeal is without merit. In his brief, Rodriguez-Valdovinos argues that the district court should have a duty to inquire of a defendant at a plea colloquy what the defendant believed would be the sentencing consequences of proceeding to trial. He concedes that no such duty presently exists, but urges in good-faith that we so hold because this duty is consistent with existing precedent. We decline his invitation. The district court did not err in accepting Rodriguez-Valdovinos's constitutionally valid plea of guilty. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.
. The Honorable James E. Grilzner, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.