Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward Lee Cates
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1992No. 90-2918PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Edward Cates appeals the district court’s denial of his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside his convictions and sentences. Cates had pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement with the prosecutor. He alleges in this collateral attack that the government breached the plea agreement, and that the sentencing court failed to permit him to withdraw his plea. The district court found that no breach had occurred and that Cates was not entitled to withdraw his plea. Since the record on appeal supports this finding, we affirm the district court’s denial of Cates’s § 2255…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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