Legal Opinion
Brian K. Hunter v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1998No. 96-4285PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRyan, J., joined by Nathaniel R. Jones, J.,
MOORE, J. (p. 1116), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
Brian K. Hunter filed a motion to vacate sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel in connection with his plea of guilty to conspiracy to possess cocaine base with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846. The plea agreement he signed provided that he waived the right to appeal his sentence.
The district court granted Hunter’s motion in part because the court recognized that it had failed to make explicit findings of fact…
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