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Jeffrey Sparks pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. He was sentenced to 63 months in prison. On appeal, the court found that (1) Sparks was not denied his right to allocute before sentencing, as the court imposed a tentative sentence and then allowed Sparks to speak; and (2) claims of ineffective assistance of counsel should be raised in a future §2255 motion, not on direct appeal. The court affirmed Sparks

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