EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Donald Ray Sanford pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute. On appeal Sanford argues for the first time that the district court judge should have recused himself from sentencing, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), because Sanford's defense attorney had previously testified against the judge in a Fifth Circuit Judicial Council proceeding. We hold that Sanford's recusal argument is...
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