United States v. Julio Valdez

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• noting that unless trial counsel’s ineffectiveness was readily apparent from the record, post-conviction review is the more appropriate vehicle
• noting that defendant’s “unjustified 75-day delay, alone, supported the court’s denial of a motion to withdraw”
• explaining that the defendant’s “unjustified 75-day delay, alone, supported the court’s denial” of his motion to withdraw
• affirming the denial of a motion to withdraw filed 75 days after the guilty plea
• declining to address an ineffective-assistance claim on direct review where the issues surrounding it were not fully addressed in the record on appeal
• “At a minimum, the defendant must understand the ‘critical’ or ‘essential’ elements of the offense to which he or she pleads guilty.”

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