Legal Opinion
United States v. Alvin Clay
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2013No. 12-2893PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Alvin Clay appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for post-conviction relief. On appeal, Clay contends that the district court used an incorrect standard to evaluate the effect of the Government’s alleged use of perjured testimony during his underlying trial for wire fraud and money laundering. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the denial of Clay’s motion for post-conviction relief.
I. Background
Clay was licensed as an attorney in Arkansas and also held a real estate agent’s license, a real estate broker’s license, and a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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