USA v. Nickerson

Filing 920080314

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit

FILED
No. 07-30204 Summary Calendar
March 14, 2008 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. EMILE NICKERSON Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 2:05-CR-108-1

Before JOLLY, DAVIS and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM:* Emile Nickerson was convicted of three counts of distributing crack cocaine and sentenced to serve ten years in prison. Nickerson appeals his convictions. He argues that he should have been permitted to withdraw his pleas because the district court did not accept them at rearraignment. Nickerson has shown no plain error in connection with this claim. See United States v. Vasquez, 216 F.3d 456, 459 (5th Cir. 2000). Indeed, Nickerson has failed to show that the district court did not accept his plea at rearraignment.
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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No. 07-30204 Rather, the record is unclear concerning when the plea was accepted. A

fortiorari, Nickerson has shown no plain error in connection with his claim that he was entitled to withdraw his plea because it had not yet been accepted. See id. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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