Paul Anthony White v. United States

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Paul Anthony White appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court 1 for the Western District of Missouri denying his motion for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. After denying the element of interstate transportation, White entered an Alford plea 2 in 1982 to one count of transporting a minor across state lines for purposes of prostitution in violation of 18 U.S. C. § 2423. For reversal White argues the district court erred in refusing to set aside his plea on the grounds that the sole witness has recanted the testimony which provided the only factual basis…