Court of Appeals for the First Circuit December 7, 2011, 10-2323 (United States v. Ortiz-Garcia)

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Samuel Ortiz-Gareia (Ortiz) executed a plea agreement and entered a guilty plea without ever having been informed that the maximum penalty for the crime to which he was pleading guilty was life imprisonment. Ortiz ultimately received a sentence of 360 months, though his plea agreement recommended 120 months.