IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-20128
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JORGE LUIS JAIMES QUINTANA,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. CA-H-95-4396
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September 3, 1996
Before REAVLEY, JONES and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jorge Louis Jaimes Quintana, #59133-079, filed a motion
under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence
by a person in federal custody asserting that his guilty plea was
involuntary because he was not aware of the potential for a life
sentence and that his counsel, both at trial and on appeal, had
been ineffective.
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Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule
47.5.4.
No. 96-20128
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The record shows that Quintana was aware of the potential
life sentence and that the plea was knowing and voluntary. See
United States v. Santa Lucia, 991 F.2d 179, 180 (5th Cir. 1993).
The record also shows that neither trial nor appellate rendered
ineffective assistance to Quintana. Hill v. Lockhart, 474 U.S.
52, 58-59 (1985).
The district court did not err in denying Quintana's motion
without an evidentiary hearing. United States v. Drummond, 910
F.2d 284, 285 (5th Cir. 1990) (citations omitted), cert. denied,
498 U.S. 1104 (1991).
AFFIRMED.