United States v. Alfred D. Arellanes

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

The defendant appeals from the district court’s denial of a motion to vacate his criminal sentence. Because the record does not conclusively show that the defendant was entitled to no relief, we remand this case for further proceedings on the defendant’s claim that his guilty plea was not voluntary.

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In August 1981, the defendant was indicted in the District of Oregon for violations of federal narcotics laws. On the day that he was to go to trial, he was served with another indictment from the Western District of Missouri charging him with more…