Legal Opinion
United States v. Khalaf
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 22, 1999No. CR 84-185-MAPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MAZZONE, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on defendant’s petition for writs of error co-ram nobis and/or audita querela pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1651. The government has filed an opposition. At issue is petitioner’s contention that his guilty plea to a controlled substance offense should be set aside because he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his lawyer wrongly advised him on the law. For the reasons stated, the petition is GRANTED.
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Petitioner Mohammad Mutie Khalaf is a citizen of Jordan who came to this country as a college student in 1978.…
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