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EGGLESTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-6225.

798 F.2d 374 (1986)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 28, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamid R. Toofanian, Law Student, William J. Genego, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey Modisett, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before ANDERSON, POOLE and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The defendant, George Eggleston, appeals from denial of a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Defendant alleges his plea was involuntarily entered because (1) his appointed attorney failed to prepare for trial (ineffective assistance of counsel), and (2) his attorney threatened to withdraw from the case if defendant did not plead guilty. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On December 16, 1981, a federal grand jury returned...

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