March 22, 1996 [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
No. 95-2085
GERALD CONNELL,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant, Appellee.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND
[Hon. Raymond J. Pettine, U.S. District Judge]
Before
Torruella, Chief Judge,
Stahl and Lynch, Circuit Judges.
Arthur W. Tifford on brief for appellant.
Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Attorney, and Craig N. Moore,
Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.
Per Curiam. Defendant-appellant Gerald Connell
appeals the summary dismissal of his motion pursuant to 28
U.S.C. 2255 on the sole ground that his guilty plea is
invalid. We affirm for the reasons contained in section II C
(1)(c) of the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation
dated May 31, 1995. See Loc. R. 27.1.
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