United States Fourth Circuit

Denial of defendant's motion to withdraw his plea under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(e), now Rule 11(d), is affirmed where 1) the court properly found that defendant's conclusory statement, that he had lied at the colloquy, provided no credible evidence of his innocence and 2) he had close assistance of competent counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/30/2003
• Published 10/30/2003

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Richard Ara Harpootlian, Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant.  John Michael Barton, Assistant United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., United States Attorney, Mark C. Moore, Assistant United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.