United States v. Ulano

OPINION ON MOTION TO WITHDRAW PLEA OF GUILTY

BREWSTER, District Judge, By Designation.

The one count indictment in this case charges that the defendants, Bernard Ulano, Harry Franklin Ridgeway and others not identified, illegally conspired to distribute cocaine, a schedule II narcotic drug controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846.

Each defendant, represented by his own employed counsel, pleaded guilty to the charge against him and was sentenced to a term in prison, to be followed by a statutory special parole term. Ridgeway accepted his sentence; Ulano is contesting his. Prior to…