U.S. v. PINEDA

No. 92-5600.

988 F.2d 22 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard PINEDA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ricardo Pineda, pro se.

Richard L. Durbin, Philip Police, Asst. U.S. Attys., Ronald F. Ederer, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges, and BRAMLETTE, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Richard Pineda appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. Pineda argues that (1) he was denied the right to appear in court at his sentence reduction hearing, and (2) his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective. Finding no merit in his arguments, we affirm.

I.

In 1971, Richard Pineda pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute heroin and was sentenced to the statutory...

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