Legal Opinion
United States v. Lilly
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 28, 2008No. 06-2613PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Clayton Lilly appeals to us from the District Court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus. He argues that the District Court should have granted him an evidentiary hearing to develop his claim that his counsel was ineffective in failing to advise him adequately about waiving his right to a jury trial. We disagree, and thus affirm the petition’s denial.
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In 2001, law enforcement officials began investigating Lilly after they received information from a confidential informant that he was selling crack cocaine over the counter of the clothing store he…
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