Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams, Ronald Alfred, Ronald A. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 14, 1980No. 79-1730PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal from an unsuccessful collateral attack on his sentence brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1976), 1 Ronald Alfred Williams asks us to reverse an order of the district court, denying without an evidentiary hearing, his motion to vacate sentence. The motion to vacate was based principally on Williams’ claims that (1) the Government had violated the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act, 18 U.S.C. App. pp. 1395-98 (1976), and (2) he had been denied his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. We agree that Williams’ claim of…
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