Terry Eugene Savage v. United States

This is an appeal from the denial of a motion to vacate judgment and sentence, filed pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

We find no error in the district court’s denial of relief concerning Appellant Savage’s allegations of trial court errors and ineffective assistance of counsel. However, Savage’s court-appointed counsel failed to file a petition for certiorari in the Supreme Court after we affirmed his conviction on direct appeal, United States v. Savage, 459 F. 2d 60 (5th Cir., 1972), despite the fact that it now appears his counsel promised Savage that this would be done. 1

In a…