Legal Opinion

David Paul Voytik v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 6, 1985No. 84-2500PublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

David Paul Voytik pleaded guilty in federal district court 1 to violating 18 U.S.C. § 659 (1982) by stealing a trailer in interstate commerce loaded with pork. The district court sentenced him on August 10, 1979 under the Youth Corrections Act [YCA], 18 U.S.C. § 5010(b) (1976). 2 Voytik moved under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1982) to vacate or correct the sentence, alleging that (1) his guilty plea was entered involuntarily; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel in making a motion for reduction of sentence under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35 (Rule 35);…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by96 opinions

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