George Richard Heiden, Jr. v. United States

MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant having pleaded guilty and waived counsel, was convicted of the crime of bank robbery and sentenced to a term of 20 years’ imprisonment by the District Court for the District of Arizona, Under Title 28 U.S.C. § 2255, he seeks to set aside his sentence, contending that he had not intelligently pleaded or waived counsel. Among his many contentions in this respect is his assertion that he was misinformed as to the consequences of his plea and believed that the maximum sentence would be for ten years.

Rule 11, F.R.Cr.P., provides in part:

“The court may refuse to…