Legal Opinion
Martin Carey v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 13, 1995No. 94-1710PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, petitioner Martin Carey (“Carey”) moved to (1) vacate his guilty plea on the ground that he was taking prescription drugs at the time of his change of plea, and (2) set aside his sentence because of claimed ineffective assistance of counsel. A magistrate judge recommended denial of Carey’s motion and, following de novo review, the district court agreed. We affirm. We discuss separately the two issues and the facts giving rise to them.
DISCUSSION
A. Voluntariness of Plea
1. Relevant Facts
On August 2, 1990, Carey initially appeared and pled not…
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