Legal Opinion
Warwick Mason Wyatt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 2, 1979No. 78-6107PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
Warwick Mason Wyatt appeals the denial and dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Found guilty in a non jury trial on two counts of a three-count indictment charging narcotics law violations, 1 Wyatt unsuccessfully appealed, United States v. Wyatt, 561 F.2d 1388 (4th Cir. 1977); then moved for post-conviction relief in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. His motion alleged that his waiver of jury trial was constitutionally invalid; and that, alternatively, he was denied effective assistance of…
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