Legal Opinion
Guzman v. Sabourin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 4, 2000No. 00 Civ. 1358(RWS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Petitioner Elias Guzman (“Guzman”), a prisoner in state custody, brings this pro se habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b). He alleges that (1) his guilty plea was not voluntary, knowing or intelligent due to the fact that he was heavily medicated during the allocution; (2) his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in violation of the Sixth Amendment both by making a crucial legal error and by testifying in opposition to Guzman’s subsequent motion to withdraw his guilty plea; and (3) the trial court’s failure to appoint new counsel violated…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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