Legal Opinion
Stephen N. Cheely v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1976No. 75-3992PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
Stephen Nathdrine Cheely appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. On January 28, 1964, Cheely was sentenced to life imprisonment upon his plea of guilty to second degree murder. Cheely’s petition alleged that he had not been informed of the consequences of his plea and, therefore, that his plea was involuntary. Cheely also alleged that he received ineffective assistance of counsel in that his counsel had not informed him of an available defense.
Cheely’s plea was entered prior to the 1966 amendment to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. McCarthy…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Tucker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Carroll E. Wade v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State v. KingSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- United States v. Frank AmmiratoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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