Legal Opinion
Ward v. Jenkins
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 2010No. 08-2809PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Alan R. Ward pleaded guilty in Wisconsin state court to felony theft by contractor and felony bail jumping after taking down payments from customers of his home improvement business without performing any of the work he contracted to do. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and nine years’ supervised release. Ward sought postconviction relief in- the state courts arguing, inter alia, that his counsel was ineffective because he ignored Ward’s requests to file a motion to withdraw his guilty plea prior to sentencing. After exhausting state…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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