(Docket No. 85). The Court then sentenced Petitioner to a term of 37 months imprisonment at Count One at Criminal No. 07-398, to run concurrently with the term imposed at Criminal No. 07-182. (Id.). Petitioner also received concurrent terms of supervised release and was ordered to pay restitution. (Id.). Petitioner then appealed his sentence to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. (Docket No. 93); see also United States v. Ciocan, 332 Fed. Appx. 773 (3d Cir. June 10, 2009) (not-precedential). In his direct appeal, the Court of Appeals addressed Petitioner's contentions that (1) this Court erred in considering his foreign convictions in increasing his criminal history category, (2) he did not use "sophisticated means" for purposes of a guideline enhancement, (3) his plea agreement was not knowing and voluntary, and (4) that the Court violated Article 36(1)(b) of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Optional Protocol on Disputes. Ciocan, 332 Fed. Appx. at 776.
Vasile CIOCAN, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.Case below, 332 Fed.Appx. 773. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied.