United States v. George D. Leisure

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 01-1389
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United States of America, *
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Appellee, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the
* Eastern District of Missouri.
George D. Leisure, *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Appellant. *
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Submitted: February 7, 2002
Filed: February 11, 2002
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Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, FAGG and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit
Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
After George D. Leisure pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of
firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), the district court
sentenced him to 20 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. Leisure
appeals and we affirm.
Leisure first challenges the district court’s compliance with Federal Rule of
Criminal Procedure 11(d) and (f). There was no error: the court questioned Leisure
extensively about his competency to plead guilty before determining the plea was
voluntary, and properly determined there was a factual basis for the plea. Leisure also
challenges the actual voluntariness of his guilty plea and his counsel’s effectiveness,
but these challenges are not properly before us. See United States v. Young, 927 F.2d
1060, 1061 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 943 (1991).
Leisure’s remaining claims concerning the Fourth Amendment, his speedy-trial
rights, and his innocence, are foreclosed by his guilty plea. See United States v.
Arrellano, 213 F.3d 427, 430 (8th Cir. 2000); Cox v. Lockhart, 970 F.2d 448, 453
(8th Cir. 1992); cf. United States v. Beck, 250 F.3d 1163, 1166-67 (8th Cir. 2001).
Accordingly, we affirm.
A true copy.
Attest:
CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
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