HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Represented by retained counsel other than present appellate counsel, Willard Nieuwsma pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. He was sentenced to fifteen months imprisonment for his part in a check kiting scheme. Several weeks after the sentencing, Nieuwsma made a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming that his plea was not voluntary.
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