Legal Opinion
Wyatt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 28, 2009No. 08-1465PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
John Wyatt filed a § 2255 motion alleging that his attorney rendered ineffective assistance during various stages of his criminal case. The district court denied the motion, and Wyatt has appealed that decision. For the following reasons, we affirm.
I
In 2002, police stopped a recreational vehicle driven by John Wyatt and discovered a large quantity of marijuana during a search of the vehicle. Wyatt was indicted for possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). After the district court denied his motion to suppress the evidence…
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