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Parties Involved:
Edward Maguire
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-3570

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Edward Maguire, *

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Petitioner - Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the District 

* of South Dakota.

United States of America, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Respondent - Appellee. *

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Submitted: April 20, 2006

Filed: April 25, 2006

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Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BOWMAN and BYE, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Edward Maguire filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion, arguing, among other things,

his plea of guilty to the threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction – anthrax –

was not knowingly, intelligently, or voluntarily entered. Maguire also argued trial

counsel was ineffective because he pressured Maguire into accepting a plea agreement

despite Maguire's desire to proceed to trial, and counsel failed to pursue available

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The Honorable Karen E. Schreier, United States District Judge for the District

of South Dakota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Marshall

P. Young, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of South Dakota. 

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defenses. The district court1

 denied Maguire's motion but issued a certificate of

appealability on these issues. 

We have reviewed the district court's denial of Maguire's § 2255 motion de

novo, United States v. Craycraft, 167 F.3d 451, 454 (8th Cir. 1999), and, because an

extended discussion of his claims would serve no useful precedential purpose, we

affirm without further discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. 

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