Legal Opinion
Andrew Martin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 14, 2018No. 16-3864PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.
Andrew Martin filed a § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence, arguing that his attorneys' ineffective assistance cost him a three-point sentencing reduction for acceptance of responsibility. The district court denied Martin's motion without holding an evidentiary hearing. Because the district court abused its discretion by declining to hold an evidentiary hearing, we REVERSE the district court's order and REMAND for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
In 2011, a probate court appointed Joy Comey administrator of the estate of her brother, George Warehime. Later that…
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