JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Clarence Ballard, acting on advice from his retained counsel, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He had been indicted for murder and the guilty plea was the result of a plea bargain, although it turned out to be not much of a bargain in the end. After the plea but before sentencing Ballard retained new counsel who entered a motion to withdraw the plea. The motion stated the following grounds for withdrawal:
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