United States v. Dorman Dean Coleman

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15 F.3d 1091·1993 WL 533513·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 37520
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 27, 199393-15272California353 words

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15 F.3d 1091 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dorman Dean COLEMAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-15272. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1993. * Decided Dec. 27, 1993. Before: SNEED, NOONAN, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Dorman Dean Coleman, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial without a hearing of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 motion to withdraw his guilty plea and vacate his sentence. Coleman contends that he was intoxicated at the time of his guilty plea, and therefore, his plea was involuntary. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 and we affirm. 3 A court may deny a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 without a hearing if "the motion and the files and records of the case conclusively show that the prisoner is entitled to no relief." United States v. Burrows, 872 F.2d 915, 917 (9th Cir.1989). If a prisoner's precise claim has been…

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