Legal Opinion

Gregory v. United States

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided March 24, 1978No. Crim. No. 71-151-CPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CAFFREY, Chief Judge.

Maurice Gregory has filed a petition under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. He alleges that the sentence imposed on him is constitutionally invalid because it was predicated on information furnished to the Court by the Probation Office through a presentence investigatory report “that reflected, at least in pertinent part, information relevent [s/e] to the Petitioner’s prior criminal record that was erroneous in a Constitutional sense.” Petitioner also alleges that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because the Court disclosed to his counsel only the criminal record…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Donald J. PicardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
  2. Wade Stepheney v. United States of America, Gerald Hughes Singleton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  3. Bill Harvey Dukes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
  4. Willie D. Wren v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  5. Gerald D. Peterson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

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