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LEWIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-2775.

601 F.2d 1100 (1979)

Lawrence Clarence LEWIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Ripley, Jr., Ripley, Sideman & Meyer, San Diego, Cal., for petitioner-appellant.

Barbara F. Brown, Asst. U. S. Atty. (on the brief), Michael H. Walsh, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWNING, BARNES and ELY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In 1974, Lewis and codefendant Deshotel pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import heroin. Lewis was sentenced to ten years imprisonment, later reduced to seven, and a special parole term for life.

In 1977, Lewis moved to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that the district court failed to advise him that the special parole term was mandatory and could be imposed for life. The district court denied the petition without a hearing...

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