Legal Opinion
Thomas L. Ludwig v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1998No. 97-3466PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
In 1992 Thomas Ludwig pleaded guilty to several counts of a thirty-eight count indictment that charged him, his wife, and daughter with drug trafficking, money laundering, and tax evasion. He now appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to vacate his sentence, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2256. We vacate the district court’s decision and remand for rehearing to determine whether petitioner asked counsel to perfect an appeal in this case.
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According to the count of the indictment to which petitioner pleaded guilty, he and his family engaged in a…
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