Legal Opinion
William R. Riggs v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2000No. 98-6051PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant William R. Riggs was convicted after a jury trial of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana, manufacturing marijuana, and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute. He brought a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 challenging his conviction, which was denied by the district court. Riggs claims that his conviction was invalid for two reasons. First, Riggs argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, because his attorney, a former Assistant United States Attorney, had a conflict of interest. Second, Riggs claims that the government…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- David Wayne Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Sonya Evette SingletonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- John Gillard, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Betty Mitchell, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Carson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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