Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Woods
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1989No. 88-3293PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Joseph Woods, a State of Louisiana prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Woods, proceeding pro se, collaterally attacks his 1973 conviction for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659, arguing that the procedures followed at his plea hearing were in violation of Fed.R.Crim.P. 11, that the government has failed to produce a transcript of that hearing, and that the court failed to apprise him of the consequences of his guilty plea. Finding that Woods has failed to meet his burden of demonstrating prima facie…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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