Legal Opinion
United States v. Candelario Chavez-Marquez
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1995No. 94-2285, 95-2004PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted defendant of possessing with intent to distribute less than fifty kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Defendant did not file a direct appeal. Defendant then petitioned for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The magistrate held an evidentiary hearing and determined that defendant’s claims were meritless with one exception: Counsel was ineffective in failing to file an appeal. He therefore recommended that defendant be allowed to file a direct appeal. The district court adopted the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Steven Keith Hatch v. State of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Leonard Joseph YannottCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Lesly Cohen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Salvador Parra, Also Known as Salvador Ledezma, United States of America v. Jose Alfredo Sotelo, Also Known as Ricardo DuarteCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- United States v. Darren Eugene HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Zubia-TorresCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
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