Oliver

MEMORANDUM **

Clifton Ray Oliver pled guilty to one count of traveling with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a juvenile in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (b). Prior to sentencing, Mr. Oliver sought to withdraw his guilty plea. He claimed that, due to ineffective assistance of counsel, he did not understand that, to be guilty, he had to intend to engage in sexual activity with the minor in question when he crossed the border from Washington to Oregon; as a result, Mr. Oliver argued that his guilty plea was involuntary. Relying on facts adduced at the Rule 11 change of plea hearing, the district court determined that Mr. Oliver entered his plea voluntarily and denied his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In late July, 1999, Clifton Ray Oliver met Jane Doe I, age 15, on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington. Jane Doe I, who had been drinking with friends, ultimately found herself with Mr. Oliver at the home of Joe Campbell. Mr. Oliver made several sexual advances toward Jane Doe I before she succumbed and had intercourse with him.

Jane Doe I ultimately agreed to accompany Mr. Oliver and another minor, Jane Doe II, to Spokane. There,…