Kevin Walking Eagle v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Kevin Walking Eagle appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel on the ground that his counsel failed to file an appeal from his conviction. The district court denied relief after giving Walking Eagle a full evidentiary hearing. We affirm.
I. Background
Walking Eagle, a Native American residing on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, pled guilty to engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 848(a) and (c) for his involvement…
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