United States v. Kim Hong Thi Le

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S 28 U.S.C. § 2255 MOTION TO WITHDRAW GUILTY PLEA

DANIEL L. HOVLAND, Chief Judge.

Before the Court is the Defendant’s Petition under “28 U.S.C. § 2255 to Withdraw Guilty Plea,” filed on November 30, 2007. See Docket No. 83. On December 5, 2007, after an initial review of the motion, the Court ordered the Government to file a response. See Docket No. 86. On February 12, 2008, the Government filed a response requesting that the Court deny the Defendant’s motion. See Docket No. 87. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.

I. BACKGROUND

On January 13, 2005, the…