Legal Opinion
Albert Lee Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1971No. 31144PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the motion to vacate sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 filed by a federal prisoner. We affirm. On the claim of ineffectiveness of counsel, we apply the standard of MacKenna v. Ellis, 280 F.2d 592 (5th Cir. 1960), and its progeny, 1 that counsel does not mean errorless counsel or counsel judged ineffective by hindsight, but counsel reasonably likely to render and rendering reasonably effective assistance. The conclusion of the District Court that the record does not show ineffective counsel is correct and must be affirmed.
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Brooks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Limmie West, III v. State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Dearborn Marine Service, Inc. v. Chambers & KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- William Marrow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Robert F. Dziurgot v. Dennis Luther, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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