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UNITED STATES v. HOUGH

Nos. 76-2550, 76-2779.

561 F.2d 594 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George Elwell HOUGH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 21, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Chagra, El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Jamie C. Boyd, U. S. Atty., LeRoy Morgan Jahn, John M. Pinckney, III, Asst. U. S. Attys., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, SIMPSON and GEE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 21, 1977.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Hough appeals the district court's refusal to permit him to withdraw a guilty plea. The law is settled that such requests are addressed to the trial court's sound discretion. See, e. g., United States v. Arredondo, 447 F.2d 976 (5th Cir. 1971), a case similar to this.

The asserted basis for Hough's request was the delivery...

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