Legal Opinion
United States v. Vasquez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1993No. 92-7121PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal follows the granting of the government’s summary judgment motion dismissing the section 2255 1 claims of Victori-ano Vasquez, Jr. (“Vasquez”). The district court granted this motion after adopting the findings of the Magistrate Judge who had reached his conclusions after an evidentiary hearing conducted in the absence of appointed counsel for Vasquez. However, the Magistrate Judge erred when he failed to appoint counsel to represent Vasquez at the eviden-tiary heating. Thus the dismissal of petitioner’s section 2255 motion is hereby reversed and this case is…
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- Lexington S. Lamb v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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