Legal Opinion
Mustafa Abdullah v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 13, 2001No. 96-3720PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Mustafa Abdullah appeals the district court’s1 denial of his motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. On appeal, Abdullah argues his guilty plea was involuntary and unintelligent. We conclude, however, that Abdullah has not shown any ground entitling him to relief, and we therefore affirm the district court’s judgment.
I. Background
Abdullah was arrested on July 17, 1989, during the execution of a search warrant at a Kansas City, Missouri, apartment. During the course of the search, authorities found 745 grams of cocaine powder and…
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3Cited by32 opinions
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