Efraim Diveroli v. United States

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• explaining that it would not have been rational for the defendant to have rejected his plea agreement because of the evidence of his guilt and the lack of any valid defenses
• no abuse of discretion in denial of a hearing where authority would not otherwise permit relief
• “‘[T]o obtain relief on this type of claim, a petitioner must convince the court that a decision to reject the plea bargain would have been rational under the circumstances.’”
• “To obtain relief, Diveroli had to ‘convince the court that a decision to reject the plea bargain would have been rational under the circumstances.’ But the record establishes that Diveroli faced overwhelming evidence of guilt and had no valid affirmative defenses.”

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