Robert Lee Barnes v. United States

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Robert Lee Barnes appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. Barnes contends that counsel’s misrepresentations to him induced him to plead guilty with the understanding that he would receive a single four-year prison sentence rather than the two consecutive four-year terms actually imposed by the district court. On appeal, Barnes challenges the adequacy of the hearing he received on his motion in the district court. Finding that Barnes has failed to meet the burden of showing his entitlement to Section 2255…