Ozzie K. Cheek v. United States

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Ozzie K. Cheek appeals the District Court’s 1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for habeas corpus relief. We affirm.

I

On January 81, 1984, a seven-count indictment was returned against Cheek and his co-defendant Belle Underhill (a/k/a Belle U. Greathouse) charging each with one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and six counts of distribution of cocaine. 2 Cheek retained attorney Willard Bunch to represent him at trial, posted bond, and was released into the custody of James Sandifar, an associate in Bunch’s law firm.

The first trial ended in a mistrial (because…