Legal Opinion
Joseph Dixon v. United States of America
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided January 8, 2026No. 3:21-cv-01437Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JOSEPH DIXON, Petitioner, v. Case No. 21-1437-NJR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ROSENSTENGEL, District Judge: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Joseph Dixon’s motion to vacate his conviction and sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (Doc. 1). Dixon contends that he received ineffective assistance from his trial counsel in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights, principally because his attorney did not appeal his judgment despite his express instruction to do so. The Court…
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- United States v. Robert Schuh, Lisa Nolen, and Curtis LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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