Legal Opinion

Holly Butcher v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided May 5, 2004No. 02-17033PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARNES, Circuit Judge:

Six years ago, Holly W. Butcher and John T. Renick were convicted in federal district court of multiple counts of fraud and money laundering. This is the third time their case has been before us since then. It is here this time on the government’s appeal of the district court’s judgment vacating their convictions and sentences under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse.

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  4. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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3Cited by63 opinions

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  4. United States v. Richard ScrushyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. Araceli AlmanzarCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011

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