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U.S. v. MARIA-MARTINEZ

No. 97-40184.

143 F.3d 914 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus Santa MARIA-MARTINEZ, a.k.a. Chuey, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 10, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice Ann Burns, Paula Camille Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal Public Defender, H. Michael Sokolow, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, SMITH and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Jesus Santa Maria-Martinez appeals a guilty plea entered while he was represented by an attorney who had been barred from practicing before courts in the Fifth Circuit. Because the record is not sufficiently developed to evaluate a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, we affirm.

I.

Maria-Martinez and his brother sold drugs out of a trailer in Victoria, Texas. Using a confidential informant, the Victoria Police...

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