United States v. Kenneth Mullikin, Jr.

SILER, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth Mullikin was indicted on five counts of receipt of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2); one count of possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B); and one count of forfeiture. He pled guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography and the forfeiture charge, and the government dismissed the remainder of the charges. Almost four months after entering his guilty plea, Mullikin moved to withdraw his plea, claiming that it was unknowing and involuntary because of ineffective assistance of counsel. Specifically,…