Legal Opinion
United States v. William F. Breckenridge
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1996No. 94-6516PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge PAYNE joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
William F. Breckenridge appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion, made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1988), to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. He asserts that his trial counsel’s failure to point out that his prior offenses were related and thus not a basis for sentencing him as a career criminal constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. We remand for further proceedings.
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In 1991, Breckenridge was convicted of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- United States v. Lewis Aaron CookCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Kirkpatrick v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
- United States v. Marva Headley, A/K/A "Brenda"Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by38 opinions
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