Legal Opinion
Gardiner v. United States
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 25, 1988No. Civ. 87-0168-BPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER VACATING SENTENCE
GENE CARTER, District Judge.
On April 8, 1985 Petitioner pled guilty to one count of cocaine distribution in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1982). On July 3, 1985 he was sentenced to a twelve-year prison term. Acting pro se, Petitioner challenged his sentence by a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which was dismissed in part by this Court’s order of July 27, 1987. In that motion Petitioner argued inter alia, that the failure of his court-appointed attorney, Richard D. Violette, Jr., to perfect his appeal had denied him effective assistance of…
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