Bearse v. United States

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Pro se Petitioner Robert Anthony Bearse brings this habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside his conviction for conspiracy to import and for importation of cocaine. He advances five claims: (1) that his guilty plea was coerced by threats and promises made by government agents in the absence of defense counsel before his plea colloquy; (2) that the government breached the plea agreement by failing to file a motion pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1; (3) that his Sixth Amendment right to counsel and right to receive effective…