Ricardo Cortez, born Jacob Krantz (September 18, 1899 - April 28, 1977), was a film actor from Vienna, Austria. Hollywood executives changed his name to Cortez to make appear like one of the popular "latin lover" film stars of the time. Cortez appeared in over 100 films including playing Sam Spade in the first Maltese Falcon in 1931. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
Cortez filed a motion for a downward departure, asserting that he was not aware that he could be eligible for career offender status at the time he entered the plea agreement, and that the presentence report over-represented the seriousness of his criminal history by including the seventeen-year-old conviction for distribution of marijuana.
Cortez a good-faith estimate of the potential sentence he could receive, particularly given the fact that she warned him that her opinion could be wrong and that sentencing remained in the sole discretion of the judge.
Cortez further asserts that his counsel at sentencing, Stephen Stevers, was ineffective in failing to object to the alleged error by the district court, or request that the district court apply the departure.
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