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COBBETT v. U.S.

No. 94-1779.

43 F.3d 395 (1994)

Ernest COBBETT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 27, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benedict P. Kuehne, Miami, FL, argued, for appellant.

Patricia A. McGarry, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellee.

Before FAGG, WOLLMAN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Ernest Cobbett pled guilty to a federal cocaine charge in 1989. There was no appeal. Three years later, Cobbett filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. It is from the district court's order1 denying this motion that Cobbett appeals.

In general, where a criminal defendant cannot show good cause for his failure to appeal, even meritorious claims will be barred in post-conviction proceedings...

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