United States of America v. Darrell Laki Ross

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-4899
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
DARRELL LAKI ROSS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern Dis-
trict of West Virginia, at Clarksburg. Irene M. Keeley, Chief Dis-
trict Judge. (CR-00-17)
Submitted: May 31, 2001 Decided: June 6, 2001
Before WILKINS, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James R. Fox, JORY & SMITH, Elkins, West Virginia, for Appellant.
Melvin W. Kahle, Jr., United States Attorney, Robert H. McWilliams,
Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Darrell Laki Ross appeals from his conviction following his
guilty plea to one count of conspiring to travel in interstate
commerce to bring cocaine and crack cocaine into West Virginia, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1994), and one count of traveling in
interstate commerce to bring crack cocaine into West Virginia, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952 (1994), for which the district court
sentenced him to consecutive sixty-month prison terms. Ross’ sole
claim on appeal is that the district court abused its discretion in
denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea.
This court reviews the denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty
plea for abuse of discretion. United States v. Craig, 985 F.2d
175, 178 (4th Cir. 1993). Based on the factors set out in United
States v. Moore, 931 F.2d 245, 248 (4th Cir. 1991), we find that
the court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion.
Accordingly, we affirm Ross’ conviction and sentence. We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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