No. 05-4652
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Columbia.
Cameron McGowan Currie, District
Judge. (CR-05-181)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Ian
sentence
Fitzgerald
following
facilitate
the
McKellar
guilty
commission
of
appeals
plea
to
felony
his
use
of
under
conviction
a
telephone
the
and
to
Controlled
attorney
on
appeal
has
filed
brief
pursuant
to
McKellar filed
affirm.
A defendant who seeks to withdraw his guilty plea before
sentencing must demonstrate a fair and just reason for withdrawal
of the plea. Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(d)(2)(B).
United
A court
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After
reviewing the record, we find that the district court did not abuse
its
discretion
by
finding
no
fair
and
just
reason
for
the
we
find
McKellars
ineffective
assistance
of
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We
This court
may
move
representation.
in
this
court
for
leave
to
withdraw
from
before
the
court
and
argument
would
not
aid
the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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