Legal Opinion
Glen Allen v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 14, 2017No. 15-3607PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Glen Ray Allen pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and possessing with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. The district court sentenced Allen to 120 months’ imprisonment, which was affirmed on appeal. Allen petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, claiming that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. The district court 2 denied the petition without an evidentiary hearing. We granted a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Missouri v. FryeSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
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3Cited by21 opinions
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