Legal Opinion

James Ewing v. J. D. Williams, Warden, Metropolitan Correctional Center (United States of America, Real Party in Interest)

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 7, 1979No. 76-2058PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*393KELLEHER, District Judge:

The government appeals from an order of the district court granting James Ewing’s petition for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and vacating Ewing’s conviction for conspiracy to import marijuana on the ground that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Two separate but closely-related issues are presented: (1) whether the record supports the district court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law; and (2) whether the district court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law sufficiently support the relief granted in light of our…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Geders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Troy Cooper v. C. J. FitzharrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. John Lewis Washington v. John C. Watkins, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Marcus T. Baumann v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  3. Washington v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. Chelsey Hayes v. County of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. Robert E. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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