United States v. Derek E. Yell

ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant Derek E. Yell appeals from a final judgment and sentence of conviction arguing that the district court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, and in overruling his objections to the Pre-sentence Investigation Report (PSI).

Appellant was indicted in a 24-count indictment, charging him and others with various drug-related crimes. According to the indictment, appellant sold powder cocaine to Michael George, also known as Silky Mac, who in turn converted the powder to crack and distributed the crack in the Omaha area.

On September 16,1992,…