Opinion ID: 176371
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Plea Hearing on October 8, 2009

Text: During the plea colloquy, Defendant Morgan indicated that he had read and discussed the plea agreement with his counsel Pettaway before signing it and was satisfied with Pettaway’s representation. Additionally, Morgan: (1) affirmed that the plea agreement contained the only agreement he had reached with the government, and that he had received no promises or assurances that were not contained in the agreement; (2) told the court that he was pleading guilty voluntarily and because he was guilty; (3) acknowledged his understanding that he faced a term of imprisonment from twenty years to life if he had a prior felony drug conviction, or ten years to life without such a conviction; (4) acknowledged that the court might ultimately impose a sentence different than any estimate his 4 attorney had given him; and (5) admitted that he knowingly, intentionally, and willfully possessed over fifty grams of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute it. The court accepted the plea agreement, found that Morgan’s plea was knowing and voluntary and adjudicated Morgan guilty.