Legal Opinion
Leland v. United States
District Court, D. Maine
Decided July 5, 2007No. CR-03-33-B-W, No. CV-07-10-B-WPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR RECUSAL AND ON MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S RECOMMENDED DECISION
WOODCOCK, District Judge.
On January 29, 2007, William Leland moved to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, asserting four grounds: (1) that the sentencing court erred in rejecting his motion to withdraw his guilty plea; (2) that his prior counsel gave him ineffective assistance by convincing him to plead guilty and entering into stipulations that curtailed the district judge’s sentencing options; (3) that his prior counsel gave him ineffective assistance by entering into a plea…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- United States v. McGillCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. LelandDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2008
- United States v. LelandDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2010
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- United States v. LelandDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2010