U.S. v. YEARWOOD

No. 88-7624.

863 F.2d 6 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kelvin YEARWOOD, Defendant-Appellant, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lalit Harilal Gadhia (Lalit H. Gadhia, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for defendant-appellant.

Charles Preston Scheeler, Asst. U.S. Atty., Baltimore, Md. (Breckinridge L. Willcox, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Kenneth H. Stern, Stern & Elkin, on brief, for amicus curiae.

Before WIDENER, CHAPMAN, and WILKINS, Circuit Judges.


WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Kelvin Yearwood appeals the decision of the district court denying his motion for post conviction relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We affirm.

Yearwood, an alien, was indicted for narcotics violations under 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. At his initial arraignment, Yearwood appeared with counsel and pleaded not guilty to the charges. Defendant subsequently entered into a plea agreement under...

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