United States v. William Peppers

RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant William Peppers appeals from the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea with respect to two counts of a four-count indictment. Following an evidentiary hearing, the district court denied defendant’s motion for the reasons set forth in its August 19, 2008 Order. After review of the record and consideration of the arguments presented on appeal, we find no abuse of discretion and affirm.

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The charges stemmed from defendant’s several-hour rampage following a domestic dispute on September 13, 2006. Defendant’s conduct included using an AK-47 to…