Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilkins
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 8, 2013No. Criminal Action No. 11-10217-RGSPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO VACATE JUDGMENTS
STEARNS, District Judge.
Defendants Ronald Merritt and Larry Wilkins move to set aside their convictions *251and vacate their guilty pleas pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 2255.1 For the reasons stated below, the respective motions will be denied.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
A. Defendants’ Arrests
The facts underlying defendants’ guilty pleas are largely undisputed. On April 23, 2011, an undercover Boston Police officer posing as a drug buyer approached Merritt near the intersection of Washington Street and East Berkeley and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2015
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Coty, Leroy EdwardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
- United States v. MerrittCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
- Wilkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
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