Legal Opinion

United States v. Garvis Eugene Freeny

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 14, 1988No. 87-5537PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

Garvis Eugene Freeny, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, correct, or set aside his sentence. Freeny contends that several errors of counsel denied him effective assistance of counsel and that alleged errors in his post-sentence report violated Fed.R.Crim.P. 32.

The judgment is affirmed. Freeny has not shown that his attorney's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and that, but for the errors, he would not have pleaded guilty and would have insisted on going to trial. See Hill v. Lockhart, 474…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. Park Hung QuanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. United States v. Wayne Wilburn MaynardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Guy Robin EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. Karl KellerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. Scott A. WarnerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Lino CatabranCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. RosenbergDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000
  5. United States v. J. Michael RobilottoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989

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