Legal Opinion

United States v. John William Fry

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 18, 2003No. 01-17455PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLIFTON, Circuit Judge.

John William Fry sought habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, arguing that his counsel had ineffectively assisted him by not informing him that he could be deported if convicted, and by not objecting to the district court’s use of a preponderance-of-the-evidenee standard at sentencing. The district court denied the petition. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Fry was a salesperson at Legendary Concepts, where he participated in a fraudulent telemarketing scheme. In April 1997, he was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, of wire fraud, and of aiding and…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Sheldon Sanders v. John Ratelle, Warden Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Dario RestrepoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Monica Joyce CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by54 opinions

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  5. Denedo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2008

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