Legal Opinion
United States v. Ridgeway
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 2003No. 01-10468PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Joseph Wallace Ridgeway filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Ridgeway claims that his counsel was deficient by failing to inform Ridgeway about the mandatory minimum sentence for his crime. Ridgeway asserts that, if his attorney had correctly advised him of his sentencing exposure, he would have pled guilty instead of standing trial. The district court denied habeas relief. Because we find that Ridgeway was not prejudiced by any alleged ineffectiveness, we affirm.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Glover v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- United States v. Gerald GordonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- United States v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Amos v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- United States v. Robert Randall ReinhartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
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