Legal Opinion

Gudiel-Soto v. United States

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided January 25, 2011No. Civ. 97-0560 (WHW)Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WALLS, Senior District Judge.

On October 29, 2010, petitioner Manuel Gudiel-Soto applied for a writ of error coram nobis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) to vacate the judgment and conviction entered against him on December 9, 1998. The Government opposes the petition. Pursuant to Rule 78.1 of the Local Rules, the Court decides the application without oral argument. The petition is denied.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On September 19,1997, Gudiel-Soto was arrested at an airport in Puerto Rico after a customs search revealed heroin in his luggage. (Resp’t Ex. A, Presentence…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. Fong Yue Ting v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893

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