United States v. Ralph Leo Fairchild
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Ralph Leo Fairchild, proceeding pro se on appeal, seeks to withdraw his guilty plea, have his conviction for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 848 reversed, and a trial. We find that Fairchild made a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary plea of guilty, and the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Fairchild’s motion to withdraw the plea. We further find that Fairchild has failed to show ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.
Fairchild was indicted on November 22, 1982, on two counts of conspiracy to distribute and possession with…
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