Legal Opinion
Garcia v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 6, 2012No. 11-1476PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Harlan Richard Garcia of distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. The district court 1 sentenced him to 135 months’ imprisonment. These convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. 562 F.3d 947 (8th Cir.2009). Garcia moved under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his sentence, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied his motion and a certificate of appealability. This court granted a certificate on whether the district court should have held an evidentiary…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Anthony Wilson Kingsberry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by31 opinions
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