VALENCIA v. U.S.

No. 89-1648.

923 F.2d 917 (1991)

Jesus Geles VALENCIA, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Feldman, by Appointment of the Court, with whom Feldman and Feldman, Long Beach, N.Y., was on brief, for petitioner.

Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Asst. U.S. Atty., Criminal Div., San Juan, P.R., with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief, for U.S.

Before SELYA, ALDRICH and CYR, Circuit Judges.


CYR, Circuit Judge.

Jesus Geles Valencia petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, challenging the validity of the judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico on Geles' guilty plea to the crime of possessing, with intent to distribute, a Schedule I controlled substance aboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The district court dismissed the...

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