Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Aaron SCHWINN, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-03-25
Citations: 270 F. App'x 464
Docket Number: No. 06-3912
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Aaron SCHWINN, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 270
Pages: 464–465

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Aaron SCHWINN, Appellant.
No. 06-3912.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: March 20, 2008.
Filed: March 25, 2008.
Jeffrey S. Paulsen, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee.
Robert G. Davis, Robert G. Davis Law Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.
Aaron Schwinn, Roseville, MN, pro se.
Before BYE, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Aaron Schwinn pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute 500 grams to one kilogram of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B) and 846, and conspiring to distribute 150 pounds of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) and 846. The district court sentenced him to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Schwinn appeals, challenging the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and the denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment, and arguing that he was thereby denied due process. We affirm.
Following careful review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to allow Schwinn to withdraw his plea. See United States v. Wicker, 80 F.3d 263, 266 (8th Cir.1996) (standard of review; court may grant motion to withdraw guilty plea if defendant files such motion before sentencing and establishes "fair and just reason" for withdrawing plea). The plea transcript shows that Schwinn expressed satisfaction with his counsel and did not feel coerced, and that he understood the nature of the charges against him, the possible penalties, and the rights he was forfeiting, notwithstanding the findings reported in a psychiatric evaluation submitted in support of Schwinn's motion to withdraw. See United States v. Bahena, 223 F.3d 797, 806-07 (8th Cir.2000). In addition, Schwinn's challenges to the indictment were foreclosed by his guilty plea, see United States v. Vaughan, 13 F.3d 1186, 1187 (8th Cir.1994), and we find no due process violation.
Finally, to the extent Schwinn wishes to challenge his counsel's effectiveness, he must do so in a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceeding where the record may be adequately developed. See United States v. Cain, 134 F.3d 1345, 1352 (8th Cir.1998).
The judgment of the district court is affirmed.
. The Honorable John R. Tunheim, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.