Legal Opinion

Franklin E. Hagins v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 28, 2001No. 00-16657PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

Franklin E. Hagins appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The district judge granted a certificate of appealability (“COA”) on the issues of whether Hagins received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and at sentencing. We AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

Hagins, Sammie Johnson and others were indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. The alleged conspiracy dated from 1993 to 18 November…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. Johnny Lee Hansley, A/K/A Johnnie Lee Hansley, Glenn Hansley, Ray Bennett, Bobby Riley, Earl JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Melvin E. Howard, A/K/A Mu, United States of America v. George H. Jones, United States of America v. Jimmy BaconCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
  4. Dean v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. United States v. BatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Turner v. CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  2. Virgil Lee Brownlee v. Michael HaleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. BarnerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Perry Stean WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Timothy MillerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006

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