United States Tenth Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed, where the District Court properly held that Defendant's guilty plea was knowing and intelligent, because the evidence of Defendant's guilt was compelling and there was no cause to hold a competency hearing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/02/2009
• Published 04/02/2009

Judges

• McCONNELL, Circuit Judge., Before LUCERO, McWILLIAMS and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David N. Williams, Assistant United States Attorney, Albuquerque, NM (Gregory J. Fouratt, United States Attorney, with him on the briefs) for Plaintiff-Appellee., Susan B. Dunleavy, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, NM, for Defendant-Appellant.