UNITED STATES v. SHONDE

No. 85-5282.

803 F.2d 937 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Samson E. SHONDE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Walbran, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Cecilia Michel, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, and HANSON, Senior District Judge.


HANSON, Senior District Judge.

The government appeals the order of the district court,1 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, vacating the guilty plea of defendant/appellee Shonde. We affirm.

Samson Shonde is a 42-year-old Nigerian who has lived in the United States since 1974. On August 22, 1984, Shonde and Akinsonya A. Cole were indicted in a three-count indictment for unlawful dealing in food stamps in violation of 7 U.S.C. §...

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