Legal Opinion

Wright v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 8, 2009No. 06-4519UnpublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Bruce Wright appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The two issues certified for appeal are: 1) whether Wright was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to advise him of his appellate rights or because his attorney failed to file a notice of appeal; and 2) whether the Government breached the plea agreement and defense counsel was constitutionally ineffective for not raising the breach in the district court or on appeal. The district court properly determined that Wright…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Marty O'Shea Franklin v. James Rose, Warden of Tennessee State Penitentiary, and State of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  5. Ricardo Arredondo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999

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