Legal Opinion
Johnson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 14, 2010No. 08-1777PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Adrian T. Johnson was convicted of possession with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He had two prior drug convictions and, accordingly, received a mandatory life sentence under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)(iii).
Johnson brought a motion in the district court to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which the district court denied. That motion asserted that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney, based on a misapprehension of the law, failed to seek suppression of the crack…
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