WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to consider whether a sentence may be challenged on a petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 despite the fact that the challenge could have been made on direct appeal but was not.
Background
Petitioner Alvin Schlesinger was indicted on one count of distributing approximately one kilogram of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On December 7, 1990, Schlesinger pleaded guilty pursuant...
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