Justia Federal District Court Opinions

Richard Hoyt Tivis has appealed from the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea after he had been sentenced.¹ We affirm.²

The district court denied the motion on grounds that Tivis had made only conclusionary allegations which did not justify relief nor raise a fact issue upon which a hearing should be held. United States v. Tivis, D.C.N.D.Tex.1969, 302 F.Supp. 581.

Rule 32(d) provides that after sentence, the court should permit withdrawal of the plea of guilty only "to correct manifest injustice." See the cases cited in the district court's opinion, supra. The court below found no such injustice in this case. After reading the motion to withdraw the plea in light of the entire record, we find ourselves in agreement with the district court.

Whereas the appellant alleged in his motion that he was in fact innocent of the offense charged³ the record shows that he fully and unequivocally admitted his guilt at the arraignment and sentencing proceedings. There he also represented to the court that his plea of guilty was freely and voluntarily proffered and not influenced by any threats or promises; and that he knew the court alone would decide what sentence to impose. Appellant's subsequent contentions to the contrary are refuted by the record, and therefore there was no error in denying relief on that basis. See Pursley v. United States, 5th Cir. 1968, 391 F.2d 224; Streator v. United States, 5th Cir. 1968, 395 F.2d 661; Tittle v. United States, 5th Cir. 1969, 407 F.2d 843. The same is true of appellant's contention of ineffective assistance of his privately-retained attorneys.

We find no error in the judgment denying the appellant's motion under Rule 32(d). Accordingly the judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.