United States v. Santiago Miranda

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• noting that courts should accept the veracity of statements made by a criminal defendant at a plea colloquy unless he provides independent corroboration that the statement was not true
• upholding plea where defendant argued involuntariness based on prescription drug abuse, lack of sleep, and familial pressure
• “Because the PSR calculated a ... guideline sentence [of] life in prison____[t]hese circumstances suggest that it was a recalculation of risks and benefits—not involuntariness—that produced [a] change of heart.”
• “[A] court is entitled to give weight to the defendant’s statements at his change-of-plea colloquy absent a good reason for disregarding them. Moreover, a defendant’s declarations in open court carry a strong presumption of verity.”

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