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BARNES v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-1484 Summary Calendar.

579 F.2d 364 (1978)

Robert Lee BARNES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Lee Barnes, pro se.

William L. Harper, U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Before MORGAN, CLARK and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges:

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Robert Lee Barnes appeals the district court's denial of his motion to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. Barnes contends that counsel's misrepresentations to him induced him to plead guilty with the understanding that he would receive a single four-year prison sentence rather than the two consecutive four-year terms actually imposed by the district court. On appeal, Barnes challenges the adequacy of the hearing he received...

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