Opinion ID: 166763
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Text: Crane pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine and, in January 2002, was sentenced to 140 months imprisonment. He appealed his conviction to this court, arguing that his counsel provided ineffective assistance during sentencing. See United States v. Jefferson, 63 F. App’x 439, 441 (10th Cir. 2003) (unpublished). We dismissed that appeal for lack of jurisdiction because Crane had waived his appellate rights in his plea agreement. See id. Crane then filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 based on the same ineffective assistance argument. The district court denied the motion, again on the grounds that Crane’s plea agreement waived his right to appeal or collaterally challenge his sentence. The district court then denied Crane’s request for a certificate of appealability (“COA”) and his motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Before us are Crane’s renewed motions for a COA and to proceed in forma pauperis.