Legal Opinion
Corey Woodfolk v. Gary Maynard
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 23, 2017No. 15-6364PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Judge King and Senior Judge Davis joined.
GREGORY, Chief Judge:
In March 1988, Corey Lorenzo Woodfolk pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to attempted murder and a related firearm offense. Several months after his plea, Woodfolk sought relief from his criminal judgment on the ground that his trial counsel, who represented both Woodfolk and his codefendant, had brokered a deal with the prosecution, whereby Woodfolk would plead guilty to allow his eodefendant to go free. Woodfolk alleged…
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