U.S. v. Adams

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Guilty Plea
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 14-2579
Decision Date: 
June 12, 2015
Federal District: 
N.D. Ill., E. Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed
Defendant was not entitled to withdrawal of his guilty plea on conspiracy to commit armed robbery charge, where defendant argued that facts supporting said plea were insufficient to establish conviction on charged offense, since he could not be held accountable for three weapons found in toolbox at arrest scene. Record supported entry of guilty plea where defendant admitted that he and others had agreed to rob drug stash house by using firearms, and that foreseeable consequence of said agreement was existence of toolbox containing subject firearms. Fact that defendant claimed that he was unaware as to number of firearms or how they were stored was irrelevant, where defendant admitted that robbery plans called for use of firearms by his co-conspirators.