Legal Opinion
Eric Joiner v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 1997No. 95-9344PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Eric Joiner appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition for habeas relief. In the petition, he alleges that he was denied effective assistance of appellate counsel. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Joiner was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and five counts of distribution of cocaine base. He pleaded not guilty to all counts and asserted an entrapment defense at trial. The jury found him guilty of conspiracy and of three of the distribution counts.
At sentencing, Joiner objected to the quantity of drugs used to calculate his base offense level,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Larry Gene Heath v. Charlie Jones, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Richard Williams, William Scott Hames, United States of America v. Larry Ronald DukeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Mark A. NewsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Joseph E. DemesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Lloyd Duest v. Harry K. Singletary, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- United States v. Harry Leon Smith, IIICourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
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