Legal Opinion
United States v. Sewards
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 22, 1995No. 92-00570-01PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.
On December 8, 1992, defendant Patrick Sewards pled guilty to one count of unlawful distribution of diazepam (valium) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). 1 On April 7, 1993, we sentenced Dr. Sewards to three months incarceration to be followed by three years supervised release. He has now filed this habeas corpus petition to permit him to withdraw his guilty plea, vacate his conviction and sentence, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and set the matter for trial. 2
In his petition, Dr. Sewards alleges that he was denied effective assistance of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. BaxtDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1999
- United States v. Patrick SewardsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995