Legal Opinion

United States v. Ricchio

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided March 7, 2008No. CR03-2053-LRR, C05-2051-LRRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.1053

II. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL HISTORY.1053

III. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT HEARINGS.1055

A. Sentencing Hearing.1055

B. Evidentiary Hearing.1056

1. Testimony of Jonathan B. Hammond.1056

2. Testimony of Defendant.1057

3. Testimony of Angela Ricchio.1058

4. Testimony ofMichaela Graves.1058

5. Testimony of Cindy Stowe.1059

IV.LEGAL STANDARDS Os iO o rH

A. Standards Applicable to Motion Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Os lO o t-H

B. Standards Applicable to Sixth Amendment.. O CO o i — i

V.ANALYSIS. .1062

A. Defendant’s Claims . .1062

B. Certifícate of…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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