Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided August 12, 1993No. CR 88-72PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HANSEN, Circuit Judge, Sitting by Designation.
The defendant has filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his previously imposed sentence for (1) distribution of cocaine and (2) conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 & 846. He also has moved to proceed in forma pauperis. The § 2255 motion is currently before the court for initial review pursuant to Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings in the United States District Courts. The court, having now had the opportunity to review the file,…
2Cases cited19 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
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Joe Alfred Thomas, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. PapakeeDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2008