United States v. Khoury

USCA1 Opinion









February 14, 1996
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

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No. 95-1323


UNITED STATES,
Appellee,

v.


JAMIL KHOURY,
Defendant, Appellant.

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ERRATA SHEET

The opinion of this Court issued on February 12, 1996 is
amended as follows:

On the cover sheet, last line before the date, change
"appellee" to "appellant."


































February 12, 1996 [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT


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No. 95-1323

UNITED STATES,

Appellee,

v.

JAMIL KHOURY,

Defendant, Appellant.


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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Judge] ___________________

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Before

Torruella, Chief Judge, ___________
Cyr and Stahl, Circuit Judges. ______________

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Daniel S. Tarlow, Richard D. Glovsky and Glovsky, Tarlow & __________________ ___________________ ___________________
Milberg on brief for appellant. _______


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Per Curiam. After carefully reviewing the record, __________

we conclude the appeal is wholly without merit and allow

counsel's motion to withdraw. The guilty plea colloquy fully

complied with Fed. R. Civ. P. 11, and there is no basis on

the present record for concluding that the plea was not

voluntarily, intelligently, and understandingly entered. The

district court's failure to warn defendant of the immigration

consequences of his plea is not a basis for relief. See, ___

e.g., United States v. Quin, 836 F. 2d 654, 655 (1st Cir. ____ _____________ ____

1987); Nunez Cordero v. United States, 533 F.2d 723, 726 ______________ _____________

(1st Cir. 1976).

Outlining several claims, appellate counsel asks

that we direct the district court to appoint counsel to file

a 2255 petition. We decline to do so. The district court

is in the best position to make the initial determination

whether counsel should be appointed.

The judgment is affirmed and counsel's motion to ________

withdraw is granted.

















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