Legal Opinion
United States v. Carl W. Raetzsch
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1986No. 84-2250PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judge:
The only issue on which this court granted Raetzsch’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is whether his unsupported allegation of an unkept plea bargain merits an evidentiary hearing under oath when his plea statements to the contrary were not given under oath. We hold that such allegation, in the context of the present case, does not require a hearing, and we therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.
Raetzsch pleaded guilty in federal court, upon advice of counsel, to possession of heroin with intent to distribute in September 1974 and was…
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