Legal Opinion
James W. Wheeler v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1981No. 79-2696PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.
In 1974, petitioner Wheeler was convicted of bank robbery and sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment by the district court of the Western District of Washington. Two weeks after sentencing, Judge William N. Goodwin, the trial judge, issued an order directing Wheeler’s custodian to prevent Wheeler from communicating with ten named individuals. The judge entered the order without prior notice to Wheeler and without a hearing at which Wheeler was either present or represented.
After Judge Goodwin’s death, Wheeler filed this petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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