United States v. John Francis Rourke

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

In 1985, defendant-appellant John Francis Rourke was sentenced under 21 U.S.C. § 960(b)(1) to a prison term of thirteen years after pleading guilty to various drug-related offenses and to filing a false tax return. At the guilty plea proceeding, the district court explained to Rourke that he would be subject .to a mandatory special parole term of at least three years under section 960(b)(1) as a result of his guilty plea to violating 21 U.S.C. § 952(a). Rourke subsequently challenged his convictions, his sentence, and the denial of parole.. We addressed those claims in…